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Denied

The Board denied the veteran's request for an effective date earlier than June 30, 2016, for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) because there was no factually ascertainable increase in the severity of his service-connected disabilities during the relevant period.

The deciding factor: The evidence did not show a factually ascertainable increase in the severity of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities from November 28, 2015 to June 29, 2016.

Claimed conditions
left ankle, bilateral foot
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
January 30, 2025
Citation
25001401

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