The Board has remanded the case to refer the issue of entitlement to an extra-schedular rating for service-connected pelvic fracture residuals to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service. The Veteran argues that his service-connected disabilities warrant such a rating due to marked interference with employment.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities significantly impact his ability to perform routine activities of his current profession, leading to marked interference with employment.
- Claimed conditions
- pelvic fracture residuals
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1727131
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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 Veteran's claims for additional development due to missing VA treatment records and a need to reschedule VA examinations. The issues include rating increases, service connection, and TDIU.
- Denied
The Board denied a higher rating for the Veteran's service-connected pelvic fracture residuals disability, finding that application of the regular schedular rating criteria was not impractical due to lack of marked interference with employment or frequent hospitalization. The decision also noted that some symptoms were not specifically addressed by the current rating criteria.
- Denied
The VA denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for pelvic fracture residuals, finding that the veteran's condition is currently evaluated at 40 percent.
- Denied
The Board found that the reduction of the evaluation for the veteran's pelvic fracture residuals from 40 to 20 percent was not proper, and granted restoration of a 40 percent evaluation.
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