The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the need for additional records from Social Security Administration and VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: Additional medical evidence is needed to support the Veteran's claim for TDIU prior to December 15, 2014.
- Claimed conditions
- knee condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148297
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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