The Board granted earlier effective dates of August 20, 2020 for a total disability rating for compensation purposes based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and basic eligibility for dependents educational assistance (DEA) benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence supported that the Veteran was employed in a protected or sheltered work environment from August 20, 2020 through September 9, 2021, meeting the criteria for an earlier effective date of TDIU and DEA benefits.
- 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
- A24063569
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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