Granted
The Veteran is granted an earlier effective date of November 17, 2015, for the grant of individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran has been unable to obtain or maintain a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities since November 17, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- right sciatic nerve radiculopathy, migraine headaches, thoracic degenerative disc disease, laminectomy scar, insomnia disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25022054
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