The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was granted with an effective date of May 1, 2007.
The deciding factor: The Veteran became unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his service-connected disabilities on May 1, 2007, and filed the claim within one year of this date.
- Claimed conditions
- unemployability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2015
- Citation
- 1534974
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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