The Veteran is entitled to an effective date of May 15, 2001 for the grant of a total disability rating due to individual employability resulting from service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected adjustment disorder and seborrheic dermatitis as of May 15, 2001.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder, seborrheic dermatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1728049
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What this means for you
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