The Veteran's claim for a total rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability is being remanded for additional development of the record, including obtaining his vocational rehabilitation and counseling folder.
The deciding factor: The Board notes that a current examination would not be relevant in determining whether a total rating was appropriate prior to August 15, 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- uncontrolled hypertension, severe degenerative disc disease, severe osteoarthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2010
- Citation
- 1043082
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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
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