The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to March 3, 2017, for the award of a total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) was denied. The Board found that it was not factually ascertainable that the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric condition prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation prior to March 3, 2017.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not establish that the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric condition precluded employment prior to March 3, 2017.
- Claimed conditions
- Generalized anxiety disorder with depressive features
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2024
- Citation
- A24059504
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