The veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for entitlement to TDIU was denied as the evidence did not demonstrate that his service-connected disability caused impairment of sufficient severity to produce unemployability prior to November 1, 2006.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not show that the veteran was unable to maintain substantial and gainful employment prior to this date, as he had been employed on a full-time basis for over 30 years with no indication of any time lost due to disability in the previous twelve-month period.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2009
- Citation
- 0902457
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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