Granted
The veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 6, 2001, for the award of a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability was granted with an effective date of April 30, 2000.
The deciding factor: It was factually ascertainable within one year of receipt of the current TDIU claim that the veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disorders.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0810743
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
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