The Board denied the veteran's claim for an earlier effective date than January 24, 2001, for a grant of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The RO found that the veteran did not meet the criteria for TDIU prior to his initial service-connected disability award in October 1996.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no indication of an informal or formal claim for TDIU prior to January 24, 2001, and that a factually ascertainable increase in disability did not occur within the one-year period preceding the date of receipt of the veteran's formal claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Back disability (bulging discs and lumbar radiculopathy), Psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0631955
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What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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