The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of December 1, 2016 for the award of a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Basic Eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.,Prior to December 1, 2016, the Veteran's service-connected HIV infection and bipolar disorder with alcohol use disorder did not preclude his ability to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment. However, from December 1, 2016, his psychiatric disability rendered him unable to do so.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's psychiatric condition prevented him from maintaining substantially gainful employment starting December 1, 2016.
- Claimed conditions
- HIV infection, Bipolar disorder with alcohol use disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24027774
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including HIV infection, bilateral hearing loss, traumatic brain injury (TBI), sight impairment, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with unspecified depressive disorder.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for HIV infection by VAMC was denied, and the Board found that there is no evidence to support a finding of fault on VA's part in causing his HIV infection. The issue of service connection for residuals of HIV infection has been remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for service connection for HIV with peripheral neuropathy, and the Board dismissed this issue as a result.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's PTSD is granted as service-connected, and the HIV infection case is remanded for further review.
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