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Granted

The Board granted earlier effective dates of June 11, 2020, for the Veteran's total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA).

The deciding factor: The Board found that the appropriate effective date was the date the Veteran submitted an intent to file a claim for increased compensation for his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which encompassed a claim for TDIU.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
June 10, 2025
Citation
A25051015

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.

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