The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development, including an examination to assess his employability and consideration of whether he meets the criteria for a TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The case must be remanded due to new evidence received after the February 2010 supplemental statement of the case and because the Veteran's claim is inextricably intertwined with his TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- type 2 diabetes mellitus, arthritis of the cervical spine, hypertension with left ventricular hypertrophy, peripheral neuropathy of the bilateral upper and lower extremities associated with type 2 diabetes, chronic maxillary sinusitis, chronic nonspecific urethritis and prostatitis, arthritis of the right ring finger, erectile dysfunction associated with type 2 diabetes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1022398
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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 service connection for PTSD, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, insomnia, unspecified psychosis, arthritis of the lumbar spine, degenerative disc disease, multilevel spinal stenosis, and arthritis of the cervical spine and degenerative disc disease. The diagnoses are linked to in-service physical assaults.
- Granted
The Veteran's need for regular aid and assistance of another person due to service-connected disabilities has been established, allowing him to receive special monthly compensation at the aid and attendance rate.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea and dismissed all other appeals related to various joint conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for an initial compensable disability rating for chronic maxillary sinusitis and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder are being remanded due to deficiencies in the prior examinations and potential errors in obtaining necessary medical opinions.
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