The Veteran's appeal is remanded for the VA to obtain additional medical records and provide the Veteran with another opportunity to submit information regarding his employment history during the period of January 29, 2010, to March 5, 2019.
The deciding factor: The decision was not about service connection but rather about increased ratings for a service-connected condition and TDIU. The VA needs to obtain additional medical records and provide the Veteran with another opportunity to submit information regarding his employment history during the specified period.
- Claimed conditions
- schizoaffective disorder (bipolar type)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2020
- Citation
- A20018462
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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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