The Board has remanded the claims for a TDIU rating prior to September 1, 2011 and basic eligibility to DEA prior to September 1, 2011 due to procedural issues. The case is being referred back to VA's Director of Compensation Services for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(b).
The deciding factor: The Board has remanded the claims based on procedural issues and will refer them to VA's Director of Compensation Services for consideration of an extraschedular TDIU rating.
- Claimed conditions
- left lower extremity reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD), right peroneal nerve RSD, painful intercourse and decreased libido with hypesthesia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19124969
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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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- Granted
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- Denied
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- Denied
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