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Remanded (sent back)

The Board has determined that the appellant's claim for total disability based on individual unemployability (TDIU) requires further development due to insufficient evidence regarding his employability with all of his service-connected disabilities.

The deciding factor: The medical evidence is insufficient to make a decision as it does not include an examination evaluating all of the appellant's service-connected disabilities in connection with his TDIU claim.

Claimed conditions
posttraumatic stress disorder, post-operative residuals of pilodial cyst, malaria
How they argued it
Direct service connection
Exposure basis
None
Rating
Not verified here — check the original decision
Decision date
April 17, 2009
Citation
0914437

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What this means for you

A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.

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