The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) as there was no evidence of entitlement to TDIU prior to March 3, 2022.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of entitlement to TDIU prior to the filing date due to the lack of a pending claim and no increase in severity of service-connected disabilities within one year prior to the application.
- 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 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25027750
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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