The Board has found that additional development is necessary for the Veteran's TDIU claim due to new evidence added after the SOC, and because the Veteran wishes to appeal this issue. The AOJ will need to consider this new evidence and clarify whether the Veteran wants a hearing on his TDIU claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has service-connected disabilities that may prevent him from obtaining substantial gainful employment due to pain and disability progression.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pes planus, left knee DJD, left knee disability with limitation of extension, left knee disability with limitation of flexion, bilateral ankle disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2019
- Citation
- 19107185
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Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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- Denied
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- Granted
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- Denied
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