The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records, state unemployability or disability determination, Social Security Administration records, and a new VA examination.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further evidence and evaluation to determine the current severity of the Veteran's service-connected conditions and their impact on his ability to work.
- Claimed conditions
- Mood Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified, Enucleation of the Right Eye
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2023
- Citation
- 23001174
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,170 · Granted: 38% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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