The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not meet the criteria for entitlement to TDIU or basic eligibility for Chapter 35 Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits prior to January 30, 2024, as he did not have a single service-connected disability rated as total with an additional service-connected disability or disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent; nor was he permanently housebound by reason of service-connected disability or disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25009661
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