The veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing the veteran with adequate notice under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not address the combined impact of all service-connected disabilities on the veteran's employability.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, peripheral neuropathy of the right upper extremity with carpal tunnel syndrome, peripheral neuropathy of the left upper extremity with carpel tunnel syndrome, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, traumatic arthritis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 70%
- Decision date
- April 5, 2004
- Citation
- 0408721
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Partly granted
The Board granted readjudication of the claims for service connection for diabetes mellitus, prostate cancer, and peripheral neuropathy of the left and right lower extremities due to new and relevant evidence having been received.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for further development, including obtaining private treatment records and scheduling VA examinations.
- Denied
The Board denied earlier effective dates for service connection and ratings related to chronic renal failure, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity, and special monthly compensation.
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