Granted
The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) has been granted. The effective date is April 14, 2022.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has met the criteria for TDIU since April 14, 2022, and has continuously pursued a claim before VA that would allow TDIU to be granted effective April 14, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), headaches, tinnitus, hypertension, deviated nasal septum, right mandible area scar, hearing loss, loss of tooth number 14
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2025
- Citation
- A25002909
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