The claim for TDIU has been remanded due to the inability to locate a 2014 stress test referenced by the December 2016 VA examiner. The Veteran is required to provide any outstanding private treatment records and the AOJ will re-adjudicate the claim after obtaining these records.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on an unavailable stress test from 2014, which needs to be located for proper evaluation of the Veteran's TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Unspecified conditions
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2017
- Citation
- 1717217
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Granted
The Veteran was granted TDIU from January 1, 2015, due to his inability to obtain and maintain substantially gainful employment that exceeded marginal income following the end of his employment in May 2015.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to April 9, 2020 is being remanded due to the RO's decision finding it moot based on his receipt of a combined 100 percent schedular rating. The issue will be adjudicated on the merits.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a video conference hearing, as requested by the Veteran. The appeal is not yet decided and will be handled in an expeditious manner.
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