The Board has remanded the TDIU claim due to a lack of an adequate examination addressing the Veteran's service-connected disabilities and their impact on her ability to work. The case is now pending for further development.
The deciding factor: The Board found that without an examination assessing the severity and occupational impairments of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, it cannot appropriately decide the TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- total abdominal hysterectomy with salpingo-oophorectomy, rhinosinusitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2018
- Citation
- 1804404
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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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- Granted
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