The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for TDIU and SMC due to service-connected disabilities. The case is being remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on existing evidence, but additional records were added after the last SSOC. A new SSOC must be issued to address these records.
- Claimed conditions
- Individual Unemployability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2021
- Citation
- 21008141
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 29, 2009 for individual unemployability (TDIU) based on his service-connected disabilities making it impossible for him to secure or maintain gainful employment.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals as untimely, and no service connection was granted or denied.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, granted an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating, denied service connection for OSA, and granted individual unemployability.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted in a previous decision and implemented by the AOJ. As this grant is now moot, the appeal is dismissed.
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