Granted
The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of January 7, 2010, for the grant of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from January 7, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25023281
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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