Dismissed
The appeal for an earlier effective date for the finding of total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits was dismissed.
The deciding factor: There is no live case or controversy, as the issue has already been decided by the Board in April 2025.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25095925
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