The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to insufficient evidence supporting an earlier entitlement date.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's employment was not considered substantially gainful, and the economic component did not support a finding that he worked in a protected environment from February 2018 to September 2018.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2024
- Citation
- A24062173
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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