The Veteran's claim for TDIU and DEA benefits prior to December 7, 2020 is denied as there was no formal or informal claim received prior to that date. The effective dates for the TDIU and DEA benefits are both set at December 7, 2020.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not submit a formal or informal claim for TDIU prior to December 7, 2020, and there was no evidence of record that raised the issue of unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to this date. The effective dates for DEA benefits are tied to the effective date of the TDIU rating.
- Claimed conditions
- carpal tunnel (bilateral hands), lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome, residuals of right ankle sprain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 28, 2024
- Citation
- A24050790
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for higher disability ratings were denied, but the claim for individual unemployability was remanded.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's claims for increased ratings and earlier effective dates are inextricably intertwined with his claims for remand. The claims have been REMANDED to allow for further development.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected lumbosacral strain with degenerative disc disease and intervertebral disc syndrome has rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a TDIU on an extra-schedular basis.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for further development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and scheduling a new examination to assess the severity of the Veteran's lumbar spine disability and lower extremity radiculopathy during flare-ups and after repeated use over time.
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