Granted
The Veteran was granted an earlier effective date of January 22, 2019, for the award of total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and basic eligibility for Chapter 35 Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation as a result of his service-connected PTSD, which meets the criteria for an earlier effective date under 38 C.F.R. § 3.400(o)(2).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 3, 2025
- Citation
- A25085729
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