The veteran's claim for a TDIU is remanded due to the need for further examination and consideration of his employability status given his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Further medical evaluation is required to determine if the veteran's service-connected conditions alone, without considering his non-service connected major depression, render him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of T10 to L4, status post right knee meniscectomy, labial mental scar, submental (below the chin) scar, residuals of deep vein thrombosis of the right lower extremity, post-operative sub-condylar fracture of the left mandibular neck, left, residuals of a fracture of the base of the left 5th metatarsal
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2003
- Citation
- 0327723
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for his right knee meniscectomy and ACL reconstruction, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues for further development and a new VA examination to address the severity of the Veteran's right knee disabilities without the ameliorative effects of medication.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for service connection of a right knee disability to correct errors in obtaining medical opinions and records.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU claim is granted for the period since February 15, 2015. The effective date of this grant is set at February 15, 2015.
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