The Board has taken jurisdiction of a claim for Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) under Rice v. Shinseki, 22 Vet. App. 447, 453-54 (2009), in connection with the Veteran's August 2008 claim for increased ratings for venous insufficiency in her lower extremities. The RO awarded TDIU effective January 25, 2011. However, the Veteran argues that she should be compensated beginning July 7, 2009 as she became too disabled as of this date to work. Further information and clarification from the Veteran is necessary to establish when her employment ended and to determine her employment status between June or July 2009 and January 25, 2011.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's employment with Columbus City Schools ended on January 25, 2011. However, she argues that she stopped working due to her service-connected disability in either June or July 2009, when she had to go on medical leave and received a payout of her accrued leave.
- Claimed conditions
- venous insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19162259
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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.
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple conditions, including an acquired psychiatric disorder, sleep apnea, hypertension, and various musculoskeletal and skin disabilities.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including IBS, venous insufficiency, a lung condition, liver condition, GERD, right and left hand conditions, upper extremity neuropathy, kidney condition, and obesity. The claims for bilateral shoulder strain, bilateral flat feet, plantar fasciitis, bone spurs, and arthritis; left knee strain and instability; right knee strain and instability; left ankle condition; right ankle condition; hypertension; erectile dysfunction; allergic rhinitis; obstructive sleep apnea; tension headaches; heart condition; depression; and anxiety were remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of venous insufficiency to obtain an addendum medical opinion.
- Denied
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities do not prevent him from obtaining and retaining substantially gainful employment, as he has the physical and mental ability to perform sedentary work.
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