The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for a TDIU due to his service-connected disabilities, and the Court has ordered remand. The case is now being sent back to the AOJ for further consideration with an opinion on the combined effects of all service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to obtain a medical examination considering the aggregate effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities on his employability.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction (CAD), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), diabetes mellitus (DM) type II, right upper extremity diabetic neuropathy associated with DM type II, left upper extremity diabetic neuropathy associated with DM type II, left lower extremity diabetic neuropathy associated with DM type II, right lower extremity diabetic neuropathy associated with DM type II
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 14, 2021
- Citation
- A21016731
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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
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