The veteran's TDIU was granted effective from December 13, 1994, due to his service-connected psychiatric disorder and back strain. The effective date cannot be determined as it is not specified in the decision.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected psychiatric disorder and back strain were found severe enough to prevent him from securing or maintaining gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Back strain, Psychiatric disorder (major depression with psychotic features relapsing type)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 50%
- Decision date
- December 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0333972
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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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