Granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) exclusively due to service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status from August 31, 2023.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone rendered him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, and he has additional separate and distinct service-connected disabilities ratable at 60 percent or more.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Left Shoulder Disability, Right Shoulder Strain, Eczema, Tinnitus, Bilateral Plantar Fasciitis, Allergic Rhinitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25108556
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