The Board has found that the Veteran may have been unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities prior to April 13, 2009. The matter is being remanded for referral to the Director, Compensation Service, for extraschedular consideration.
The deciding factor: The evidence suggests that the Veteran may have been unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities prior to April 13, 2009.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2020
- Citation
- 20073547
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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