Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability and eligibility for Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA) benefits.
The deciding factor: There was no communication from the Veteran that may reasonably be construed as a live, unadjudicated claim of entitlement to a TDIU prior to June 24, 2021, and there is no evidence that the Veteran has a permanent and total service-connected disability prior to this date.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25085923
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