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Thank you. I am gathering information from his case and from credible sources as suggested and writing a comprehensive report/argument. Thank you. I appreciate your service. Vietnam/Iraqi Vet

I requested a copy of my husband's rating decision code sheet. Is it a moot point if they state the following: The veteran that was entitled to SMC, was only entitled to it for one day and is applying Omnibus, no additional benefits are actually payable.

Moderators: Within days, my husband received the following decision letter: Entitlement to an additional payment of compensation is established when service-connected impairment imposes a special level of disability. Entitlement to special monthly compensation is not warranted in this case because the criteria regarding housebound have not been met. (38 CFR 3.350. There is no indication that you are substantially confined to your dwelling and immediate premises due to disability, nor that you have a single service-connected disability rated as totally disabling and additional service-connected disabilities that are independently evaluated as 60 percent disabling. (38 CFR 3.350). Very confusing, but I believe they didn't peruse the application. Thank you, Vietnam/Iraq Vet

Gentlemen, this is a wealth of information I was not able to retrieve from multiple sources on the internet; thank you so much for your assistance and support. I am looking forward to moving ahead with filing for both. I will share the results. To confirm, VA Form 21-526EZ? Thank you for your service.

I perused this site and found it informative and supportive. I noticed on ebenefits under additional benefits that my husband is entitled to special monthly compensation under 38 U.S.C. 1114 subsection (s) and 38 CFR 3.350(I) from 8/31/2016 to 9/1/2016; rated date 2.4.2023. Based on the information on this site, he has met the criteria regarding housebound (with my understanding for veterans who are unable to overcome their particular disabilities and leave the house in order to earn an income...) Senate Report No. 1745 June 27, 1960 . And according to ebenefits, on account of bladder cancer in remission (Nehmer Granted) rated 100 percent and additional service-connected disabilities hypertensive heart disease s\p heart valve replacement, ptsd 70%-TDIU, independently ratable at 60 percent or more. To my understanding, the bladder cancer rated 100% is temporary during treatment, the 100 percent evaluation decreased to 0 percent effective September 1, 2016. As I investigated this further, I noticed the stated entitlement on a rating decision dated 1/20/22. Note: a decision was made without a C&P examination. Therefore, residuals were not taken into consideration. Again, based on my limited knowledge on SMC qualifications, I assumed that my husband would qualify with ptsd tdiu and hypertensive heart disease. I would like to take this case to the next level and file for SMC (s-1) since it was not awarded automatically. I am not sure how to go about applying. Do we need to provide a lay statement? Do I provide copies of the C&P examination reports to show level of severity? Please advise. He has gotten to 100% with many bumps on the road and we know VA does not always put us on a direct path. We would appreciate any help to move forward. Vietnam and Iraqi Vet