The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was denied, but the RO granted a May 30, 1996 effective date after remand and additional development.
The deciding factor: The RO found that the earliest date on which it was factually ascertainable that the veteran's service-connected disabilities warranted entitlement to TDIU was May 30, 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine, Left knee, Left arm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- January 15, 2003
- Citation
- 0300890
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
The appeal is dismissed as there was no decision for the Board to review due to a lack of a timely rating decision within one year prior to the Veteran's notice of disagreement.
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