The Veteran's appeal for TDIU benefits is remanded due to inadequate examination reports and the need for additional treatment records. The case must be readjudicated after these actions.
The deciding factor: The VA examinations did not address whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, acting in concert and without consideration of nonservice-connected disorders, prevent him from obtaining or retaining employment.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), diabetes mellitus, type II, recurrent congestive prostatitis, residuals of shrapnel wound, back of left thigh with retained foreign body, peripheral neuropathy of the right lower extremity associated with diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy of the left lower extremity associated with diabetes mellitus, type II, duodenal ulcer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- March 14, 2012
- Citation
- 1209693
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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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