The Board remanded the veteran's TDIU claim for further development and adjudication, including obtaining additional medical evidence regarding his hemorrhoid disability.
The deciding factor: The issue is being remanded to ensure a proper evaluation of the severity of the veteran's hemorrhoid disability, which may impact the TDIU determination.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2008
- Citation
- 0810610
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
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