The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining SSA records and determining if the Veteran's part-time employment constitutes gainful or marginal employment.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to incomplete information regarding the Veteran's work status and potential eligibility for Social Security Administration benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, type II diabetes mellitus, peripheral neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 6, 2013
- Citation
- 1318490
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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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