The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of TDIU, finding that there was no evidence to support a claim for unemployability prior to July 19, 2012.
The deciding factor: The overall evidence failed to support the contention that any of the service-connected disabilities or a combination of the effects of those disabilities prevented gainful employment prior to July 19, 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 8, 2025
- Citation
- 25008915
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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