Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate, finding no clear and unmistakable error in the November 2015 rating decision.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the November 2015 rating decision was consistent with the evidence of record and correctly applied existing legal authority.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008163
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