The veteran's TDIU was granted effective from June 12, 1985 due to his service-connected disabilities preventing him from engaging in substantially gainful employment since that date.
The deciding factor: The veteran had been found unemployable due to service-connected disability as of June 12, 1985 and the RO granted TDIU effective from this date based on the evidence of record at that time.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral hearing loss, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), lumbosacral strain, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- October 9, 2002
- Citation
- 0214000
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What this means for you
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- Granted
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