The Veteran's TDIU claim was denied in a final decision in November 2007. A new, informal claim for TDIU was received on June 17, 2009, and the effective date of this award is set to that date.
The deciding factor: The earliest factually ascertainable date that the Veteran was entitled to a TDIU was June 17, 2009, as his claim for TDIU remained pending until then.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a traumatic brain injury, post traumatic headaches, anosmia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- September 20, 2018
- Citation
- 18137317
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