The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a 100 percent evaluation of acquired psychiatric disability is denied as the evidence does not show that his condition warranted such a rating prior to November 30, 2020.,The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU is denied because no claim was received within one year before January 11, 2018. The earliest communication regarding TDIU was on the same day as his claim for a higher rating of acquired psychiatric disability.,The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for SMC based on housebound criteria and Dependents' Educational Assistance eligibility are denied because he did not have a permanent total service-connected disability prior to January 11, 2018.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disability warranted a 100 percent evaluation prior to November 30, 2020.,The earliest communication regarding TDIU was received on January 11, 2018, which is more than one year after any potential increase in disability causing unemployability.,The Veteran did not have a permanent total service-connected disability prior to January 11, 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Anxiety Disorder, Depression
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2022
- Citation
- A22024956
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