The Veteran is seeking a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) for the period prior to October 17, 2016. The Board has determined that this issue must be referred to the VA Under Secretary for Benefits or the VA Director of Compensation and Pension Service for adjudication under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).,The Veteran is also seeking a TDIU for the period from October 17, 2016. The combined schedular disability rating for all service-connected disabilities during this period does not meet the minimum combined rating criteria under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a) for eligibility for TDIU.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not meet the combined rating percentage requirements for a TDIU, and therefore must be referred to the VA Under Secretary for Benefits or the VA Director of Compensation and Pension Service for adjudication under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric, neck, back, headache, scar, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 15, 2017
- Citation
- 1722306
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for hearing loss, tinnitus, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to incomplete medical records and need for further examination.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for tinnitus, arthritis, and memory loss. The decision found no evidence linking these conditions to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's tinnitus is granted as service connected. The issues of foot disability and cardiovascular disorder are remanded for additional development.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for tinnitus, finding that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran experienced tinnitus during his active duty service.
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