Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for an earlier effective date for TDIU and SMC Housebound, as there was no evidence that he became unable to maintain substantially gainful employment or met the criteria for SMC housebound prior to November 12, 2015.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran's reported inability to work due to his service-connected PTSD began in March 2012, which is outside of the one-year lookback period from the date of his increased rating claim for PTSD. There were no other express or implied TDIU claims 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 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25088123
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