Granted
The Veteran's effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted as of September 1, 2020.
The deciding factor: The criteria for an earlier effective date were not met as the increase in disability was not factually ascertainable within one year prior to the claim.
- 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 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24063498
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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