The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for additional examinations and evaluations of his service-connected conditions, including left posterolateral herniated nucleus pulposus at L5 - S1, left knee meniscal tear with chronic synovitis with intra-articular effusion, and status post left thumb fracture. The RO will also consider the veteran's employment capacity due to these disabilities.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded for additional evaluations of the veteran's service-connected conditions as they may affect his employability.
- Claimed conditions
- left posterolateral herniated nucleus pulposus at L5 - S1, left knee meniscal tear with chronic synovitis with intra-articular effusion, status post left thumb fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2001
- Citation
- 0110364
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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.
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