Granted
The veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date for Total Disability Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted. The effective date is set to August 25, 2022.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed the veteran's service-connected disabilities prevented him from securing and following a substantially gainful occupation since August 25, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), coronary artery disease (CAD), tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2025
- Citation
- A25006253
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