The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of January 11, 1995 for his TDIU due to insufficient evidence showing he was not able to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran had full-time employment until at least December 31, 1991 and reported income in the previous year. His statements were inconsistent with his earlier reports of being employed and earning income.
- Claimed conditions
- status postoperative failed surgical back with probable arachnoiditis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21028424
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- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was denied as he had earned income above the poverty threshold and was employed prior to January 11, 1995.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU is denied as he was gainfully employed prior to January 11, 1995.
- Granted
The Veteran is assigned a 60 percent disability rating for his service connected status postoperative failed surgical back with probable arachnoiditis, effective January 24, 1994. The Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his service-connected low back disability, and was last gainfully employed on January 11, 1995.
- Denied
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