The Board has found that further development is necessary before a decision on the merits may be made regarding the Veteran's claim for a TDIU prior to April 4, 2018. The Veteran must provide information about his employment history and status since September 2012.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided sufficient information about his employment history and status since September 2012.
- Claimed conditions
- Service Connected Conditions
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 6, 2019
- Citation
- 19191750
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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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