The Board has granted an effective date of March 16, 1997 for the veteran's total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities causing him to become totally unable to obtain and maintain gainful employment as of that date.
The deciding factor: The evidence is factually ascertainable that the veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities as of March 16, 1997.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic brain syndrome associated with trauma, residuals of a fractured vertebrae, tonsillectomy, complex partial seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- June 15, 2007
- Citation
- 0718001
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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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