Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based individual unemployability (TDIU) and special monthly compensation (SMC) at the housebound rate, while denying service connection for obesity and remanding claims for service connection for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and a lung disability.
The deciding factor: The appellant's mental disorder alone rendered him unemployable, but his obesity did not result in a functional impairment of earning capacity. The Board also remanded the claims for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- obesity, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), lung disability, to include granulomatous lung disease and/or granulomas
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088470
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