The appeal for earlier effective dates prior to March 16, 2020, for the grants of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) is dismissed as there are no allegations of errors in the decision.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not file a VA Form 10182 to appeal the effective dates assigned, resulting in the dismissal of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- TDIU, DEA
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2023
- Citation
- A23029548
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What this means for you
A dismissal means the Board did not decide the issue on its merits — usually because it was withdrawn or had become moot. It says more about procedure than about whether a claim like this can win.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to incomplete employment information. The AOJ must obtain the necessary records and provide a thorough review of his employment history.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of February 4, 2020 for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The Board finds that the Veteran was entitled to TDIU as of this date due to his service-connected disabilities.
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