The Board remands the claim for extraschedular consideration under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b) as there is sufficient evidence to establish that the Veteran's service-connected disability may produce marked interference with employment.
The deciding factor: There is total occupational and social impairment due to mental disorder signs and symptoms, but it was not possible to determine what extent that posttraumatic stress disorder independent of dementia is contributing to the total level of occupational and social impairment.
- 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 25, 2009
- Citation
- 0911163
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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