The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a rating in excess of 20 percent prior to August 19, 2017 and in excess of 50 percent thereafter for a service-connected right knee disability and entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities for further development.
The deciding factor: The remand is necessary to obtain the Veteran's Social Security Administration records, which may contain relevant evidence for the increased rating claim on appeal.
- 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 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23000917
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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