Granted
The veteran was granted a total disability rating for individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities from August 27, 2018 to February 21, 2022. The effective date for Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits was also set to August 27, 2018.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation during the specified period.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right ankle arthritis, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 28, 2025
- Citation
- 25001164
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