The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him incapable of obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment.
The deciding factor: Further medical comment is needed from the VA general medical examiner concerning the Veteran's employability given his level of education, prior work experience and training.
- Claimed conditions
- varicosities of his left lower extremity, status post right fibula/tibia fracture with residual cortical deformity, osteoarthritis of the right knee, scars on his right lower extremity, bilateral pes planus (flat feet), bilateral plantar calcaneal spur, right 5th metacarpal fracture with Dupuytren's contracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 13, 2012
- Citation
- 1227900
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus (flat feet) due to the need for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's preexisting condition worsened during service.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for bilateral pes planus (flat feet) as there was no evidence of aggravation during service, and thus his pre-existing condition could not be considered aggravated by military service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal regarding the rating reductions for lateral instability of the right knee and osteoarthritis of the right knee, so these issues are dismissed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and a new one must be conducted to determine if the Veteran's flat feet were aggravated by service.
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