Partly granted
The Veteran was granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents Educational Assistance under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, but the claim for a higher disability rating for PTSD and SMC based on housebound status were denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities met the criteria for entitlement to TDIU and DEA benefits, but did not meet the criteria for a higher disability rating or SMC based on housebound status.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic stress disorder with alcohol use disorder in remission with major depressive order recurrent moderate and insomnia disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107078
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