The Board has remanded the case due to a previous Court decision that found the TDIU claim had not been raised by the record. The Veteran is service-connected for genitourinary tuberculosis, painful scar residuals from heminephrectomy, and erectile dysfunction. The combined rating is 60 percent. The Board finds that the Veteran does not meet the schedular requirements for a TDIU but raises the issue of unemployability due to his service-connected disabilities. The case is referred to the Director, Compensation and Pension Service, for consideration of the assignment of TDIU.
The deciding factor: The combined rating of 60 percent does not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU, but the Veteran's symptoms suggest unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of genitourinary tuberculosis, painful scar residuals from heminephrectomy, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 9, 2018
- Citation
- 18141040
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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.
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