The Veteran's service-connected social phobia was granted a 50% rating effective July 24, 2006. The claim for an earlier effective date is denied as the criteria for TDIU were not met prior to April 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the schedular criteria for a higher disability rating prior to April 2012 due to her service-connected social phobia.
- Claimed conditions
- Social Phobia, Piriformis Strain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1525840
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