The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient reasoning for denying an effective date prior to November 24, 2009 for TDIU and DEA benefits. The AOJ is instructed to consider the effect of each service-connected disability on the Veteran's ability to maintain gainful employment.
The deciding factor: The Board did not provide adequate reasons or bases for its denial of an effective date prior to November 24, 2009 for TDIU and DEA benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- GERD with Barrett's esophagus
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20069053
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Decisions by this judge: 2,272 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for GERD with Barrett's esophagus and denied service connection for asthma, bilateral hearing loss, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
- Partly granted
The Board granted a rating of 30 percent for GERD with Barrett's esophagus, finding that the Veteran's symptoms approximated the criteria for this rating. The claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 and an increased rating for GERD with Barrett's esophagus were remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's GERD with Barrett's esophagus is rated at 30 percent, effective from the date of the decision.
- Dismissed
The Veteran requested to withdraw the appeal of his increased rating for GERD with Barrett's esophagus, and the Board dismissed the appeal as a result.
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