The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for his TDIU is denied as he did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU prior to August 4, 2003.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's combined disability rating was only 10% prior to August 4, 2003, and no medical evidence indicated that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or maintaining gainful employment during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- pseudotumor cerebri
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- January 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1002331
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- Granted
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