The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 2, 2008, for the award of a TDIU and DEA.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reasonably raised in conjunction with his June 2, 2008, informal claim. The evidence supports that he became unable to work due to his service-connected PTSD on March 28, 2005, and the effective date of a TDIU is generally determined based on the date entitlement arose.
- 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
- A25090320
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