The Board granted an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating and a TDIU, but denied SMC based on housebound status.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuaded that the Veteran met the criteria for a 70 percent rating throughout the appeal period due to occupational and social impairment with deficiencies in most areas. The service-connected psychiatric disability also precluded the mental and physical acts required to obtain and maintain a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified depressive disorder with anxious distress
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- December 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25106300
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