The veteran's service-connected disabilities are rated less than 100 percent disabling, and the combined evaluation of his multiple service-connected disabilities is 60 percent. The case is REMANDED for referral to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for extraschedular consideration.
The deciding factor: The veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the percentage requirements for a total evaluation under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a), but evidence indicates he is unable to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment due solely to his service-connected disabilities, thus indicating consideration of a total evaluation based on individual unemployability on an extraschedular basis.
- Claimed conditions
- blindness of the right eye, post-traumatic stress disorder, tinnitus, high frequency hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 15, 2007
- Citation
- 0714334
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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)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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