The Board remands the issue of TDIU for additional development, including obtaining updated VA treatment records and a completed VA Form 21-8940.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to ensure that VA met its duty to assist by obtaining relevant medical records and ensuring the record includes complete information as the Veteran's employment, education, and specialized training history.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney disease with hypertension, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), prostate cancer with voiding dysfunction, hyperthyroid disease, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, strain of left shoulder girdle muscles, hypertension, hiatal hernia, history of prostatitis, erectile dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2023
- Citation
- 23001347
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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