The Board has ordered further development due to pending issues regarding the veteran's eligibility for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability. The case is being sent back to the RO for additional examinations and consideration of evidence.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded because new medical evaluations are needed to determine if the veteran's service-connected disabilities alone preclude him from securing and following substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- left hip replacement, low back strain, thrombophlebitis of the left leg, fracture residuals of the right tibia and fibula, a left wrist scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2003
- Citation
- 0328834
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to follow and secure substantially gainful employment, thus a total disability rating for individual unemployability is granted.
- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, but granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coccyx chronic pain/residuals of fracture, low back strain, and bilateral hearing loss as the probative evidence did not support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or due to active service.
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