The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete development, including obtaining a VA examination and medical opinion regarding the Veteran's employability and verifying his employment history. The Veteran is asked to provide updated information on his work history.
The deciding factor: Incomplete development of the claim for TDIU, specifically lack of a VA examination addressing the collective impact of all service-connected disabilities on the Veteran's employability and verification of his employment history.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- 20069294
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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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