The Veteran's TDIU claim is being remanded for additional VA examinations and consideration of new evidence, including increased ratings for some disabilities and service connection awards.
The deciding factor: New evidence has been added to the claims file since the last statement of the case, necessitating a readjudication of the TDIU claim.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic neuropathy of the lower extremities
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19113680
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 122 · Granted: 24% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional verification of his exposure to herbicide agents during his period of active service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's claim for a TDIU is granted due to his service-connected disabilities, including voiding dysfunction and diabetic neuropathy of the lower extremities. The Board finds that he is not capable of obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment consistent with his education and experience.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's petition to reopen claims for service connection for diabetic peripheral neuropathy of the upper and lower extremities, as well as hypertension based on new and material evidence has been granted.,The Veteran's claim for a compensable disability rating for his scar associated with umbilical hernia is denied.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for increased ratings was dismissed due to their death.
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