The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is being remanded due to the need for further development by the Director of Compensation and Pension Services.
The deciding factor: The case requires an evaluation under 38 C.F.R. � 4.16(b) to determine if an extra-schedular rating is warranted for a TDIU based on the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and employment history.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis spine, post-laminectomy syndrome, lumbar, L4-5 spondylolisthesis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 14, 2014
- Citation
- 1406588
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
The Veteran's back disability is rated at 40 percent disabling, and his right hip disability is rated at 30 percent disabling. The Board denied the Veteran's claims for higher ratings.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for an initial evaluation in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected coronary artery disease, finding that the evidence did not support a higher rating based on the severity of his condition.
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