Denied
The Board denied the claims for earlier effective dates for TDIU, DEA benefits, and service connection for various conditions due to lack of evidence of entitlement prior to November 21, 2000.
The deciding factor: The earliest date of entitlement was November 21, 2000, as that is when the Veteran first filed a claim for TDIU and related disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical strain, neurogenic bladder, neurological weakness of the left lower extremity, neurological weakness of the left upper extremity, neurological weakness of the right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086379
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