The Board has granted the veteran's claim for an effective date of August 21, 1985 for TDIU (Total Disability based either on a 100 percent schedular rating for anxiety disorder or individual unemployability), resolving any dispute in favor of the veteran.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's entitlement to TDIU arose prior to February 12, 1999 and was not followed by a formal claim form being sent by VA. The effective date is set at August 21, 1985, based on the receipt of an informal claim in August 1985.
- Claimed conditions
- Anxiety disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 29, 2003
- Citation
- 0336491
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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.
What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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