Granted
The Veteran's effective date for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and eligibility for Dependents Educational Assistance (DEA) was granted as October 5, 2017.
The deciding factor: The increase in disability resulting in the Veteran's unemployability actually occurred on October 5, 2017, based on continuous pursuit of the increased rating claim for PTSD.
- 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 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090293
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