Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) prior to February 26, 2021.
The deciding factor: The earliest document in the claims file that can be construed as an underlying claim for TDIU is the February 26, 2021 Decision Review Request: Supplemental Claim for obstructive sleep apnea.
- 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 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010342
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