The Board has restored the Veteran's TDIU benefits and basic eligibility for DEA benefits, effective December 1, 2020. The procedural requirements for discontinuing these benefits were not met, leading to a void ab initio decision.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to provide proper notice of the proposed reduction in TDIU benefits as required by VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- TDIU (Total Disability Rating)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 26, 2024
- Citation
- A24061116
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