The Board has directed the RO to adjudicate both the TDIU claim and a separate issue of an increased rating for right upper extremity paresthesia. The case is remanded due to failure to comply with previous directives.
The deciding factor: Previous remand instructions were not fully followed, necessitating further action by the RO.
- Claimed conditions
- right upper extremity paresthesia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2014
- Citation
- 1425153
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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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