The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of February 7, 2013, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is granted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran was unable to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected disabilities from February 7, 2013, as supported by evidence of his educational background, work history, and VA treatment records indicating the impact of his PTSD on his ability to work in stressful environments.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- 25001632
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