The Veteran's claim for an effective date earlier than June 5, 2006, for the award of a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for further action.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that the facts of this case meet the criteria for submission of the Veteran's claim to the Chief Benefits Director or the Director, Compensation and Pension Service, for consideration of entitlement to a TDIU prior to June 5, 2006, on an extraschedular basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disk disease, Radiculopathy of the left and right lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2015
- Citation
- 1515469
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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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