The appeal for an earlier effective date is denied, and the Veteran's total disability rating based upon individual unemployability (TDIU) is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support an earlier effective date or a higher initial disability rating; however, it supports granting TDIU due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- generalized anxiety disorder with major depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- December 11, 2025
- Citation
- A25107267
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,614 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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