Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria. The decision states that prior to September 17, 2014, the veteran did not meet the requirements for SMC at the housebound rate.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran did not have a single service-connected disability rated as 100 percent or was permanently housebound by reason of service-connected disabilities prior to September 17, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25006245
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