The Veteran's TDIU claim from February 3, 2015 is granted. The Board finds that the evidence is at least in equipoise on whether the Veteran is unable to obtain substantially gainful employment due to service-connected disabilities. Service connection for a neck disorder and migraines are remanded.
The deciding factor: The Board found the evidence was at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's service-connected disabilities rendered him unemployable, but service connection for his claimed conditions remains pending.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative Joint Disease (DJD) in the cervical spine, Migraines
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19188651
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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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- Partly granted
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- Granted
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- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury and special monthly compensation based on the need of regular aid and attendance, while remanding the issue of service connection for a seizures disorder.
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