Denied
The Board denied entitlement to an effective date prior to December 26, 1996, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was no persuasive evidence that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities during this period.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's service-connected disabilities did not preclude him from employment, and he had intermittent periods of marginal employment prior to December 26, 1996.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2025
- Citation
- 25013989
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