The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted with an effective date of May 7, 2014. The Board found that the Veteran was unable to work due to his service-connected disabilities since at least 1999 or 2011, which is more than one year before he filed his claim for a TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms related to his service-connected heart disability indicated he was experiencing issues impacting his ability to gain or maintain substantially gainful employment prior to May 7, 2014, and that he stopped working in 1999 or 2011. The Board found it factually ascertainable that his TDIU manifested well before the one-year look back period.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic heart disease, Diabetes, Peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 30%
- Decision date
- November 2, 2021
- Citation
- A21017674
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