The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to a duty to assist error. The effective date for his TDIU should be reconsidered based on the evidence of record and any new information regarding his employment and income since September 2012.
The deciding factor: There was an error in determining the effective date for the Veteran's TDIU claim due to a duty to assist error, which requires further development of the record.
- Claimed conditions
- major depressive disorder, right knee instability, right knee limitation of extension, left knee limitation of flexion, lumbar spine degenerative disc disease, left lower extremity radiculopathy (left thigh numbness and left foot burning/pain), right lower extremity radiculopathy (right foot burning/pain), left lower extremity radiculopathy anterior crural and femoral nerve, tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2019
- Citation
- A19001150
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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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