The Board has remanded the Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability prior to March 25, 2015, due to VA's failure to notify him of his SSA records' unavailability. The Veteran is given an opportunity to provide any information he has in his possession regarding his claim for disability benefits from the SSA.
The deciding factor: The Board found that VA failed to ensure the Veteran was notified about his inability to obtain his SSA records, and thus remanded the case for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 16, 2021
- Citation
- 21074876
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on unemployability due to service-connected disabilities was denied as she is not service connected for any disabilities.
- Granted
The Veteran's TDIU rating is granted from February 1, 2010, as this was the date he stopped working due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Granted
The Board has reinstated the Veteran's entitlement to a Total Disability Rating Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) due to disagreement over the weight of evidence indicating that his service-connected disabilities do render him unable to maintain gainful employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an error in failing to obtain a VA opinion regarding the functional impact of any side effects from medication used to treat service-connected disabilities, which may affect the Veteran's ability to work.
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