The veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded for additional development.
The deciding factor: Further evidence is needed to properly evaluate the current severity of the service-connected conditions, as well as to address the veteran's claim for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-traumatic stress disorder, Residuals of a nasal fracture, postoperative, with hypertrophic rhinitis, Malaria, Residuals of a shell fragment wound, left leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0904421
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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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Veteran is granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the service-connected intervertebral disc syndrome with lumbar spondylosis alone effective February 13, 2015.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
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