Partly granted
The Board granted an earlier effective date of January 15, 2020 for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance. The claim for a higher rating for panic disorder was denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment, warranting an earlier effective date for TDIU and Dependents' Educational Assistance. However, his panic disorder did not meet the criteria for a higher rating.
- Claimed conditions
- non-ischemic cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, angina, panic disorder, other specified anxiety and depressive disorder, migraine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2025
- Citation
- A25008644
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