Denied
The Board denied the veteran's request for an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance benefits.
The deciding factor: The criteria for an effective date earlier than November 29, 2017 were not met.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), unspecified depressive disorder, traumatic brain injury, migraine/post traumatic headache associated with traumatic brain injury, tinnitus, scar to the scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008127
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