The Board has determined that the effective date for the grant of TDIU should be May 1, 2002, as it is factually ascertainable that the veteran was unable to work due to his service-connected disabilities on that date.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable starting from May 1, 2002, and he had already filed for TDIU by February 5, 2003.
- Claimed conditions
- myasthenia gravis, bilateral patellofemoral syndrome with degenerative changes, lumbar strain with sciatica, hypertension, Graves disease, hypothyroidism, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- June 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0616780
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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.
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