The Board has granted earlier effective dates of July 27, 2019 for the Veteran's entitlement to Individual Unemployability (TDIU) and Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA).
The deciding factor: The claim was continuously pursued since July 27, 2019, and the Board found a sufficient basis to warrant an earlier effective date of July 27, 2019.
- Claimed conditions
- Individual Unemployability (TDIU), Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2026
- Citation
- A26029180
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
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