tdiu Housebound And A&a?

[dav_marine72]

Hi Everyone,

I met with my SO yesterday and we couldn't figure out if a vet can get housebound and A&A. After the A&A exam it's looking good I will get it. I also meet the criteria for housebound and the +60%. So do I just get SMC (L) for A&A or do they give me (S) too? I also saw something about having 50% + outside of your SMC aliment gets you a half step. Is that true? If so it's my back that caused my TDIU. I then have asthma 30%, mental 50%, and right foot injury 10% which I believe combines to 70%. Any help is apperciated.

[Berta]

http://www.hadit.com/aid_and_attandance_va_benefit.html

A veteran cant receive 2 S Awards but that could set them into a higher level of SMC.

SMC is a very complex issue and it pays to search the discussions here at hadit on SMC and also puruse the SMC regs carefully -38 USC 1114.

Also reading BVA decisions similiar to your claims will help too.

The higher levels of SMC ( L,M,O,P R-1 R-2) involve for the most part-loss of extremeties or loss of use of extremities.