The Veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for further development and consideration.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran meets the schedular criteria for a TDIU, but needs additional evidence regarding his employability status given the remote nature of the April 2002 VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- left leg compartment syndrome, sickle cell anemia, residuals of cholecystectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2009
- Citation
- 0939124
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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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for sickle cell hemoglobinopathy and TDIU due to the Veteran's preexisting condition that was not aggravated by service. The Veteran's sickle cell anemia is considered a congenital disorder, which did not undergo aggravation during service.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied several claims for increased ratings and service connection, while granting a 30% rating for herpes simplex labialis and service connection for thoracolumbar spine disability.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for diabetes, sickle cell anemia, and tinnitus due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's failure to report for scheduled examinations.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for lumbar strain, a rating in excess of 10 percent for residuals of cholecystectomy, and a compensable rating for bilateral hearing loss. A 20 percent rating was granted for laparotomy scars, abdomen.
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