The Board denied the appellant's appeal for an earlier effective date of April 5, 2006, for the assignment of a combined rating of 90 percent and a TDIU. The Veteran did not file a formal or informal claim for increased ratings prior to his April 5, 2006, claim for a higher rating for diabetes mellitus.
The deciding factor: The Board found that it was not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation within the year prior to the receipt of his April 5, 2006, TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus, type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 90%
- Decision date
- October 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18141325
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