The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to uncertainty regarding his ability to obtain and maintain employment due to service-connected disabilities. The case will be returned for a VA examination to determine if the Veteran is precluded from obtaining substantial gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not clearly indicate whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing and maintaining any form of substantially gainful employment.
- Claimed conditions
- Urinary Incontinence, Residuals of Prostate Cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- December 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1241347
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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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