The Board has determined that a timely Substantive Appeal was submitted regarding the October 1993 assignment of an effective date of February 17, 1989 for the award of Total Disability Evaluation due to Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The veteran's claim is granted and his TDIU is effective from May 5, 1988.
The deciding factor: The veteran submitted a formal claim for TDIU on May 5, 1988, which was found to be the date of receipt of application as he did not file an appeal within one year. The Board determined that his service-connected disability rendered him unemployable from this date.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- February 22, 2006
- Citation
- 0605073
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Decisions by this judge: 2,480 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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