Granted
The Veteran's back disability alone prevented him from securing and maintaining substantially gainful employment for the period on appeal prior to May 4, 2023.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's back disability rendered him unemployable throughout the period on appeal prior to May 4, 2023, meeting the criteria for SMC at the housebound rate.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2025
- Citation
- A25089389
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