The veteran's service-connected disabilities include multiple injuries from shrapnel wounds and other conditions. The RO denied his claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to these disabilities, citing the veteran's employment history and vocational rehabilitation status. The case is being remanded for further examination and review.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the veteran's current employment status and lack of evidence supporting his need for TDIU benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Residuals of shell fragment wound to the right shoulder, residuals of shell fragment wound with right tibia fracture, residuals of shrapnel injury to the pleural cavity, residuals of shell fragment wound to the left knee, residuals of shell fragment wound to the right knee, residuals of shell fragment wound to the left leg and foot, residuals of through and through shell fragment wound to the left ankle with nerve injury, residuals of shell fragment wound to the right leg and foot, abdominal scarring with liver and diaphragmatic lacerations, neck scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- May 22, 2000
- Citation
- 0013458
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, including PTSD, neck scars, degenerative arthritis of the neck, and upper extremity radiculopathy, are found to be so severe that they prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation. The Board has granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) effective from October 8, 2019.
- Partly granted
The Board denied or dismissed the veteran's claims for earlier effective dates, higher ratings, and service connection for various conditions, with some grants of earlier effective dates and initial ratings.
- Granted
The Board granted the effective date of April 5, 2002, for the award of service connection for various disabilities.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's neck scars were granted a 30 percent disability rating, but no higher, for the entire period on appeal. The claim for an increased rating for painful scars under DC 7804 was denied.
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