The Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to September 9, 2006 is denied as he had secured and followed a substantially gainful occupation during that period.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of TBI prior to July 10, 2015 is denied as his intent to file the claim was received within one year after discharge from service.,The Veteran's claim for service connection for migraine headaches prior to July 10, 2015 is denied as he did not submit a claim until July 10, 2015.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran was employed full-time by USPS from November 22, 2004, prior to September 9, 2006. He had secured and followed a substantially gainful occupation during this period.,The Veteran's intent to file a claim for TBI was received within one year after his discharge from service on July 10, 2015. The effective date of the grant of service connection for TBI is therefore July 10, 2015.,The Veteran submitted a VA Form 21-526EZ for migraine headaches in January 27, 2016, which was his first submission of such claim. The effective date assigned is July 10, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- narcolepsy, migraines
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2023
- Citation
- A23036018
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