Granted
The veteran is granted a rating for total disability based on individual unemployability due solely to service-connected PTSD and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound status, effective February 1, 2022.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected PTSD alone precluded him from securing or maintaining a substantially gainful occupation from February 1, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), gastroesophageal reflux disease, obstructive sleep apnea, diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy, right upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy, left upper extremity, peripheral neuropathy, right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy, left lower extremity, tinnitus, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25005965
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