The veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need to resolve issues related to service connection and employment. The veteran also has secondary claims for stomach, psychiatric, sleep, left wrist, and crushed feet disorders that are inextricably intertwined with his TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded due to the need to resolve issues related to service connection and employment. The secondary claims for stomach, psychiatric, sleep, left wrist, and crushed feet disorders are also being addressed as they are inextricably intertwined with his TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- right hand disability, stomach disorder, psychiatric sleep disorder, left wrist disorder, crushed feet
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0008705
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for further examination to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's bilateral upper extremity disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a left wrist disorder to obtain an addendum opinion, as the previous opinions were based on inaccurate factual premises.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a left wrist disorder, resolving all reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
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