The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of July 27, 1999 for the award of TDIU is granted as this was the date she filed her initial claim for service connection for PTSD. The criteria for a TDIU were met during the period from July 27, 1999 to August 12, 2003 due to her service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected PTSD rendered her unemployable prior to August 12, 2003 and she meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU during this period.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Crohn's disease, bilateral chondromalacia with degenerative changes, asthma, episcleritis, right ulna coronoid process degenerative arthritis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- September 26, 2012
- Citation
- 1233297
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What this means for you
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