A Question For The Perplexed

[Hardtyme]

I have received conflicting reports regarding 100% IU  (70% SC) and then some years  later a 60% SC is awarded.  What does that make the person at 70% on IU?  Is he awarded more money or reach a higher award of some kind?  70+60 doesn't equal 130% but is the IU considered 100% and then the 60% added to the 100% IU???  This is perplexing to me and probably a lot of other veterans.

[Hardtyme]

Folks, I'm 74 years old and not Housebound nor on A&A and I am 100& IU at 70%SC.   Here is a listing of the SC disabilities:  Bilat:  Lt Shoulder 20%, Rt Shoulder 10%, Rt Knee 10%, Lt Knee 10%..

Other disabilities SC are:  Impotence 20%, Hypertension 10%, Degen arthritis spine 10%, Tinnitus 10%. CAD 10%  Rt Ankle 10%  All of which I am awarded 70%

SC items I can claim are Renal Insufficiency Secondary to hypertension 60%, Lt Ankle 10%  (new) 

And even with the new ones I can claim it's  90%-maybe 92% unless the degenerative arthritis of the spine and the right ankle has worsened.  I probably won't try to obtain "new" SC but have notified RO that I intend to file on the Secondary Renal Insufficiency.  I hope this clears things up somewhat.  Thanks.

[Buck52]

I don't think you can get the SMC S H.B. under the 100% rating..

You have multi -combinations of S.C. Disability's 

 if you have IU that qualifies you for the SMC S when you have another rating  of 60% or more.  with the 70% IU you have now

They don't count the multi ratings or combined ratings  Unless you have another single separate rating of 60% or higher (As I understand)

 Multiple service-connected disabilities that combine to 70 percent or more and establish entitlement to TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) cannot be treated as a single “service-connected disability rated as total” for purposes of entitlement to SMC at the (s) rate. ''

THIS MAY BE WHY YOU WERE NOT GRANTED THE SMC S H.B. at the time of your IU rating.

 

 

Edited April 16, 2018 by Buck52

[Buck52]

https://ptsdlawyers.com/blog/bradley-v-peake-housebound-rate-160-percent/