The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a TDIU is denied as the earliest date on which entitlement to a TDIU can be awarded, on either a schedular or an extra-schedular basis, is May 21, 2001.
The deciding factor: The RO assigned an initial 70 percent evaluation for PTSD effective May 21, 2001, and the Veteran did not challenge this determination within one year of receiving notice of it.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1014795
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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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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review the appeal.
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