The Board has remanded the claim for a total disability evaluation based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities. The AOJ is instructed to request that the Veteran complete a VA Form 21-8940 application and refer the matter to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of entitlement to TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The claim has been remanded due to incomplete information from the Veteran regarding his employment history and service-connected disabilities, necessitating further development including a completed VA Form 21-8940 application and referral to the Director of Compensation Service for consideration of TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
- Claimed conditions
- Right fifth toe metatarsalgia s/p pip joint arthroplasty, Surgical scar associated with the right fifth toe
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 11, 2022
- Citation
- 22008010
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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.
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