The Board granted an increased disability rating of 40 percent for the right shoulder disability and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on housebound criteria, both effective October 27, 2020.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports a finding that the increase in severity of the right shoulder disability began during the one-year look back period on October 27, 2020, and the Veteran has total disability evaluation due solely to his service-connected psychiatric disability and additional service-connected disabilities independently rated at least 60 percent as of this date.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder fracture with degenerative joint disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25087509
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