The Veteran's TDIU was granted effective September 17, 2019. The Board denied an earlier effective date as there is no evidence of a prior increase in disability within one year before the application for increased rating.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of an increase in disability within one year prior to the receipt of the TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Acquired psychiatric disabilities, Right shoulder disability, Right upper extremity carpal tunnel syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- August 14, 2024
- Citation
- A24046535
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- Remanded (sent back)
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