Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's appeals for earlier effective dates for service connection, special monthly compensation (SMC), and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.
The deciding factor: The earliest date on which it was factually ascertainable that the Veteran had a single 100 percent disabling service-connected condition with additional disabilities independently ratable at 60 percent or more, as well as meeting DEA eligibility criteria, was June 27, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107151
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