The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) and referred it back to the AOJ for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records from Dr. S. and Dr. S.G., and requesting an opinion regarding the impact of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his employability.
The deciding factor: The claim is being remanded due to outstanding private treatment records and a need for an examination addressing the Veteran's ability to work given his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Osteochondritis dissecans, left medial femoral condyle, Right hip disorder, Left hip disorder, Right knee disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2012
- Citation
- 1218240
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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
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- Dismissed
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