The Board has remanded the case to the AOJ for referral to the Director, Compensation Service, for consideration of whether a TDIU on an extraschedular basis is warranted.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather about entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) on an extraschedular basis. The AOJ needs to refer the case to the Director, Compensation Service for consideration of this issue.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative arthritis thoracolumbar spine, degenerative disc disease lumbar spine, L1, L2 osteoporotic compression fractures post kyphoplasty
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2018
- Citation
- 18142405
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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