The Board granted an earlier effective date of July 7, 2021, for the award of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) based on permanent and total disability status.
The deciding factor: The July 7, 2021 VA psychiatric examination constituted 'cogent evidence of unemployability,' as the Veteran reported being unemployed since 2016 and having job instability issues due to his service-connected PTSD.
- 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 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24065333
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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