The Board granted earlier effective dates of January 26, 2020, for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU), the award of basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) under 38 U.S.C. Chapter 35, and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on the housebound criteria.
The deciding factor: The evidence demonstrated that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD alone rendered him unemployable from January 26, 2020, which was the earliest date as of which it was factually ascertainable that an increase in disability had occurred.
- 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 29, 2024
- Citation
- A24069551
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.
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