The veteran's appeal includes claims for an increased rating for a T-12 compression fracture and spurring, as well as a claim for total disability based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities. The case is being remanded for further development of the record.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded because there are unclear issues regarding the nature and extent of the veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on his ability to work, as well as potential claims for additional service connection or TDIU based on different diagnoses.
- Claimed conditions
- T-12 compression fracture with spurring, lumbar disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 28, 2001
- Citation
- 0109075
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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
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- Denied
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- Granted
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