The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including scheduling a VA examination and referring the TDIU claim to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the schedular criteria for TDIU on their own. However, given the severity of his service-connected spine disability and other conditions, the Board has decided to remand the case for further development to determine if an extraschedular TDIU is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Adjustment Disorder with Depressed Mood, Spine Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2015
- Citation
- 1515399
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU and DEA benefits are granted effective August 23, 2017, as this is the earliest date his disabilities meet the criteria for a total disability rating.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied service connection for acquired mood disorder, bilateral hearing loss, and increased ratings for spine disability and right lower extremity radiculopathy. The claims for an acquired psychiatric disability, ED, and bilateral knee pain were remanded.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities, combined, meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU effective June 27, 2014. The Board granted an earlier effective date of June 27, 2014 for her TDIU and DEA eligibility.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's chronic adjustment disorder with depressed mood is rated at 70 percent, but the Board finds that it does not warrant a higher rating as there is no evidence of total social and occupational impairment.
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