The appeal for an earlier effective date for the award of a TDIU was denied as it was determined that no formal or informal claim seeking a TDIU was received between the January 20, 2006 Board decision and September 5, 2006.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was no evidence to support an earlier effective date for the award of a TDIU as the most probative evidence indicated that the Veteran's service-connected psychiatric disability did not increasingly impact his employability until after he submitted his September 5, 2007 claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 21, 2025
- Citation
- A25036215
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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