The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was granted with an effective date of October 1, 2020.
The deciding factor: An effective date of October 1, 2020, but not earlier, is warranted as it is factually ascertainable that the Veteran has been unable to secure or maintain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected right shoulder and back disabilities since that date.
- 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 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065961
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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