The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU, finding that no formal or informal claims were filed prior to July 20, 1998. The effective date of July 20, 1998 was assigned based on the receipt of a claim for compensation for bilateral knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: The veteran did not file a claim within one year of separation from service and no liberalizing law or VA issue applied to his case.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disability, lumbar disc disease, degenerative joint disease of the right hip
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0419774
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- Granted
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- Granted
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU was granted with an effective date of May 3, 2016. The decision is based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities including his CFS and adjustment disorder.
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