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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for all remaining issues on appeal, including those related to the conditions listed and service connection theories.
- Granted
The Veteran's left hand disability, including arthritis and ankylosis following a thumb fracture in service, is rated at 60 percent due to functional loss of use.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development of evidence, including obtaining additional medical records and scheduling a new VA examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities, finding that his conditions do not prevent him from engaging in substantial and gainful employment.
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