The Board has remanded the claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected lumbar spine, cervical spine, left shoulder strain, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for the period July 1, 2013 to October 14, 2013, and December 1, 2013 to June 5, 2014.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is insufficient evidence to decide the TDIU claim on the merits due to a lack of insight into the Veteran's degree of occupational impairment due to his service-connected PTSD and required an opinion to assess the impact of his PTSD on employment.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine, cervical spine, left shoulder strain, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 19, 2018
- Citation
- 18159298
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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