The Veteran's claim for TDIU is being remanded due to the need for additional development, including a new VA examination addressing his functional impairment and its impact on employment.
The deciding factor: The previous opinions were not sufficiently detailed or comprehensive in assessing the Veteran's ability to engage in substantially gainful employment given his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- rotary levoscoliosis, IVDS with narrowed disc space at L5-S1 with partial lumbarization of S1, right lower extremity radiculopathy associated with rotary levoscoliosis and IVDS with narrowed disc space at L5-S1 with partial lumbarization, left lower extremity radiculopathy associated with rotary levoscoliosis and IVDS with narrowed disc space at L5-S1 with partial lumbarization
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- October 16, 2015
- Citation
- 1544335
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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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