The Veteran is granted an effective date of August 15, 2014 for the grant of Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU). The earliest TDIU may be awarded from July 2, 2011. An earlier effective date cannot be granted as there was no indication of unemployability prior to this date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted an informal claim for TDIU on August 15, 2014 and the earliest TDIU may be awarded from July 2, 2011. There is no evidence indicating the Veteran was unable to work due to his service-connected disabilities prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- mental health disorder, TBI
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- August 15, 2023
- Citation
- 23045168
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What this means for you
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