Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an effective date prior to June 23, 2014, for a TDIU and DEA benefits as there was no reasonable possibility that his service-connected disabilities prevented him from obtaining or maintaining employment prior to that date.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support the claim that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable prior to June 23, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- tension headaches, tinnitus, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with asbestosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2025
- Citation
- A25010722
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