The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including consideration of his claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities and referral to the Director, Compensation Service, for extraschedular consideration.
The deciding factor: The Veteran testified that he cannot work due to symptomatology associated with service-connected chest wall pain, including taking breaks and anxiety related to the pain. The Board refers his claim for TDIU to VA's Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- chest wall pain
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 3, 2021
- Citation
- 21040301
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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: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chest wall pain, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the condition and his active military service.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's lung condition was granted an initial rating of 20 percent prior to October 10, 2016, and a 30 percent rating thereafter.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for chest wall pain, finding that there is no current disability related to the condition and thus not meeting the criteria for service connection.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's application to reopen his claim for service connection for chest pain, finding that new and material evidence supports a current disability related to service. The Board also found that there is at least equipoise of evidence regarding whether the Veteran's chest pain had its onset in service.
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