Granted
The Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer residuals rendered him unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment from March 25, 2021, and he is entitled to a TDIU effective that date. Additionally, the Veteran is entitled to an effective date of August 10, 2022, but no earlier, for the grant of SMC at the statutory housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's prostate cancer residuals rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation from March 25, 2021, meeting the criteria for TDIU. Additionally, his service-connected disabilities met the schedular criteria for SMC at the housebound rate from August 10, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25105800
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