The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to the addition of new evidence indicating he cannot secure or follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities. The case will be referred for consideration of an extraschedular rating.
The deciding factor: New evidence indicates the Veteran is unable to secure and follow substantially gainful employment due to his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities, necessitating a review for an extra-schedular TDIU rating.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral knee disabilities, peptic ulcer disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19195980
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to his service-connected bilateral foot and knee disabilities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right shoulder disability, bilateral knee disabilities, and low back disability due to insufficient evidence.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and service connection, as well as remanded several other claims for further development.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation (SMC) based on aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
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