The Board has remanded the case for further development, including a new VA examination and readjudication of the TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion found that the Board improperly relied on an inadequate medical opinion in denying the Veteran's TDIU claim. The Board is instructed to either request clarification from the September 2013 VA examiner or provide a new VA examination for determining whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unemployable.
- Claimed conditions
- Service-connected disabilities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 9, 2014
- Citation
- 1454220
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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 Veteran's TDIU claim was denied due to incomplete VA Forms, and the Board finds this a procedural error warranting corrective action before adjudicating the appeal on the merits.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's request for additional VR&E services, other than employment services, to include additional education and training benefits. The decision found that his current goal of obtaining a bachelor's degree was not reasonably necessary to achieve suitable employment.
- Denied
The Veteran's VR&E benefits were denied as he had sufficient education and training to find suitable employment, despite his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance was granted effective September 4, 2019. The decision is based on the need for regular aid and assistance due to service-connected disabilities.
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