The Board has determined that the veteran's unemployability due to his service-connected psychiatric disability became factually ascertainable on March 24, 1989. Therefore, an effective date of January 11, 1993 for TDIU is granted.
The deciding factor: It was factually ascertainable that the veteran's unemployability due to his service-connected psychiatric disability occurred more than one year prior to the date he filed his claim on January 11, 1993.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disability (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0631747
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