The Veteran's claim for TDIU due to service-connected disabilities is being remanded for further development, including a VA examination to assess the combined effect of his service-connected disabilities on his employability.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded because the current evidence indicates that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and cold injury residuals render him unemployable. The examiner must address the extent of functional and industrial impairment due to the Veteran's service-connected disability or disabilities, including whether it is at least as likely as not that his service-connected disabilities are of such severity as to preclude certain types of employment.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of cold injury of right lower extremity, residuals of cold injury of left lower extremity, posttraumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2015
- Citation
- 1532338
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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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