The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a combined effects medical opinion to determine if his service-connected disabilities preclude him from securing or following gainful employment. The claim will also be reviewed for extra-schedular consideration.
The deciding factor: The Board finds it necessary to obtain a combined effects medical opinion as the Veteran has multiple service-connected disabilities and their combined effects need to be considered in determining whether he is unemployable due to his conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Adjustment Disorder, Lumbosacral Strain, Post-operative Bone Cyst, First Metatarsal Right Foot with Residual Callus Formation
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 80%
- Decision date
- March 23, 2015
- Citation
- 1512327
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeals for higher ratings on several conditions have been dismissed due to the Veteran withdrawing his appeals.,The Board has not assigned a specific rating or effective date as the claims are being remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for adjustment disorder and hearing loss, finding that there was no evidence of in-service onset or relationship to military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found a pre-decisional error in the denial of the Veteran's request to change his vocational rehabilitation goal from diesel technology to obtaining a music degree. The case is being remanded for further evaluation and consideration.
- Granted
The Veteran's claims for service connection and increased ratings have been granted, with effective dates set at October 18, 2023. The lumbosacral strain has also received a higher initial rating.
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