The veteran's service-connected mood disorder and headaches, combined with other disabilities, rendered him unemployable as of June 13, 2001. The effective date for TDIU is set at this date.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established for the veteran's mood disorder due to general medical conditions with depressive features on June 13, 2001, and his headaches were rated as secondary to the scar condition since 1997. The combined rating of 60% made him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- Headaches, Mood Disorder Due to General Medical Condition with Depressive Features
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 12, 2004
- Citation
- 0404105
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