The Veteran's claims for increased rating and TDIU are remanded due to the need to obtain VA Vocational Rehabilitation records that may be relevant to his employment status.
The deciding factor: VA Vocational Rehabilitation records were not obtained, which could provide important information regarding the Veteran’s ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg neurological disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100623
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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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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