The Veteran's appeal is remanded for additional examinations and a statement of the case regarding his service-connected disabilities, including coronary artery disease, shell fragment wounds to the left upper arm, ankle and foot with retained foreign body, and forearm. The issue of entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) is dismissed as moot due to the Veteran's receipt of a 100% disability rating for PTSD.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's TDIU claim is moot because he is already receiving a 100% disability rating for his service-connected PTSD, which satisfies the requirement for a total disability rating under 38 C.F.R. § 4.16(a).
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, shell fragment wound, left upper arm, shell fragment wound, left ankle and foot with retained foreign body, shell fragment wound, left forearm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19158407
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Granted
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