Granted
The Veteran's date of entitlement to TDIU most likely arose in 2009, but the earliest effective date granted is November 24, 2014.
The deciding factor: The combination of the Veteran's PTSD and DM-II caused his unemployability, leading to an earlier effective date for TDIU being granted.
- Claimed conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Diabetes Mellitus Type II (DM-II)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2025
- Citation
- A25106157
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