The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for further development, including obtaining an addendum medical opinion regarding the Veteran's visual disturbances and their relation to his service-connected hypertension.
The deciding factor: A medical opinion is needed to determine whether the Veteran's visual disturbances are related to his service-connected hypertension and, if so, what effect those visual disturbances had on his employability.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23000673
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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