The Veteran's other issues, including service connection for headaches and higher ratings for right shoulder, low back, and tonsillectomy, are being remanded. The effective date of the TDIU is held in abeyance due to its potential impact on these claims.
The deciding factor: The resolution of the Veteran’s other claims may affect the determination of his combined total disability rating, which impacts the TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- none
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2018
- Citation
- 18153562
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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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- Dismissed
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