The Board granted an effective date of March 31, 2016, for the award of TDIU based on a finding that the Veteran detrimentally relied on misleading VA communications.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the Veteran's detrimental reliance on incorrect information provided by VA regarding his notice of disagreement with an earlier rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- TBI evaluated with PTSD, tension headaches, shell fragment wound, right shoulder with residual scar, diabetes mellitus type II, lumbosacral spine disability, left distal radius/ulna fracture, hypothyroidism, right lower extremity radiculopathy, left little finger; left tibial stress fracture, perforated right eardrum, malaria, ulcer, hemorrhoids, bilateral inguinal hernias, postoperative lipoma scars, multiple lipomas, erectile dysfunction, lumbar spine surgical scar, left lower abdomen scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 22, 2025
- Citation
- 25005433
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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