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
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based upon unemployability (TDIU) as there is no evidence showing he is unemployed or marginally employed due to service-connected disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities because it is inextricably intertwined with the issue of reopening service connection for a low back disability, which was previously remanded. The TDIU claim will be reconsidered after the low back disability claim has been adjudicated.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to its potential impact on the service connection and increased rating claims, which are still under development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) is being remanded due to the need for additional information and development.
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