The Board has granted an initial rating of 60 percent for CAD, but the issue of entitlement to a TDIU on schedular basis is remanded due to incomplete development.
The deciding factor: Incomplete information regarding the Veteran's employment history and lack of consideration of extraschedular TDIU on referral to the Director of Compensation Service prevented substantial compliance with the September 2017 Board remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- CAD (coronary artery disease)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- July 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20044818
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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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