The Board denied the Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU and DEA, finding that an effective date prior to January 13, 2017 is not warranted due to lack of a pending formal or informal claim for TDIU in previous final decisions.
The deciding factor: The Board found that without clear evidence to the contrary, the July 2009 SOC was sent to the Veteran's address of record and he did not file a VA Form 9 but instead filed a new claim in February 2015. The effective date for TDIU is constrained by laws and regulations governing the assignment of effective dates.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Migraine disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2022
- Citation
- 22040757
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