The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining updated VA outpatient treatment records and any private treatment records identified by the Veteran. The claim of entitlement to a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b) will be referred to the Director of Compensation Service if there is evidence of unemployability due solely to service-connected disabilities and the Veteran is not found to meet the schedular threshold criteria for a TDIU for any period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that additional development, including obtaining updated VA outpatient treatment records and any private treatment records identified by the Veteran, is necessary before deciding the claim of entitlement to a TDIU under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).
- Claimed conditions
- right knee chondromalacia with degenerative changes
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 25, 2017
- Citation
- 1718382
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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
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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