Denied
The Board denied the claim for an effective date prior to August 26, 2008 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) because there is no evidence of unemployability beginning in the one-year period prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the earliest date of claim for TDIU was August 26, 2008 and there is no evidence of unemployability beginning in the one-year period prior to that date.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080854
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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