The Board has remanded the TDIU issue due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's employability, including a lack of an occupational evaluation. The AOJ is instructed to obtain additional private treatment records and associate them with the record.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because there were not sufficient medical opinions on the impact of service-connected disabilities on the Veteran's ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 22, 2020
- Citation
- 20068630
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 service connection for diabetes mellitus type 2, diabetic neuropathy secondary to diabetes and throat cancer, and seborrheic dermatitis secondary to diabetes.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal for service connection for diabetic neuropathy, depression, inability to sleep and panic attacks, flat feet, and plantar fasciitis as the Veteran withdrew her request.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus, but denied an increased rating for type II diabetes mellitus. Other conditions were granted as complications of the diabetes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus type 2 with diabetic CKD hyperglycemic, and diabetic neuropathy to obtain additional evidence.
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