The Board has denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total rating on the basis of individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU).
The deciding factor: The RO denied the claim based on the lack of evidence supporting an earlier effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Individual Unemployability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2003
- Citation
- 0333884
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, granted an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating, denied service connection for OSA, and granted individual unemployability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted in a previous Board decision and implemented by the AOJ. This appeal is dismissed as it has been resolved.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran is entitled to a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) earlier than November 25, 2020. However, this matter must be remanded for further development and consideration.
- Granted
The Board has granted a TDIU effective February 2, 2012. The Veteran's attorney representative J.F. is eligible to the direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in July 2022.
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