The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted effective February 28, 2014. The Board found that the earliest possible effective date for these benefits is February 28, 2014, when it was factually ascertainable that the Veteran became unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that prior to February 28, 2014, the Veteran had been employed full-time as a laborer and consistently reported satisfaction with his job. The Board found this evidence at least in approximate balance with the opinion that he was unemployable due to service-connected disabilities from February 28, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Right Knee Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- August 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24050691
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