Granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of November 1, 2013, for the award of a TDIU and eligibility to DEA Benefits under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation beginning November 1, 2013.
- 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
- A24062373
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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