Granted
The veteran is granted an earlier effective date of January 14, 2002 for TDIU based on service-connected PTSD with alcoholism and anxiety, and for SMC.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation from January 14, 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), alcoholism, anxiety
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25001865
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