The veteran's appeal is being remanded for additional development to determine the severity of her service-connected disabilities and whether they have resulted in her unemployment.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to a need for further examination and evaluation regarding the impact of the veteran's disabilities on her employment.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic low back pain due to degenerative joint disease of the lumbar spine, thrombophlebitis of the left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2008
- Citation
- 0818979
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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 Board has granted an effective date of March 20, 2003 for the Veteran's entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to his service-connected conditions. The criteria were met as evidenced by the Veteran's inability to obtain or maintain substantially gainful employment from this date onwards.
- Remanded (sent back)
The claim for service connection for thrombophlebitis of the left leg was reopened as new and material evidence was submitted, but further action is required to determine if it is related to service or a service-connected condition.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for dysthymia as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected thrombophlebitis of the left leg. The issues of entitlement to an increased rating for thrombophlebitis and service connection for a gastrointestinal disorder are remanded.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU due to his service-connected low back disability. The case is being returned for further development, including obtaining additional medical evidence and a new VA examination.
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