Dismissed
The appeal for an effective date earlier than May 14, 2018, for the award of TDIU was dismissed.
The deciding factor: The claim was a freestanding claim and as such, must be dismissed due to the rule of finality.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2025
- Citation
- A25093052
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