The Veteran's service-connected disabilities prevent him from securing or following substantially gainful employment, and the RO must reassess his TDIU claim for the entire period on appeal.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has multiple service-connected disabilities that significantly impact his ability to work, but the RO did not consider all of these disabilities in determining whether he is unemployable during the entire period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- maxillary, frontal, and ethmoid sinusitis, forehead and chin scars, headache disability (TBI residual), right centrally located scotoma, anosmia (TBI residual), cranioplasty residuals (TBI residual), hypogeusia (TBI residual), right deviated septum (TBI residual), tongue repair residuals (TBI residual), epigastric region surgical scar (feeding tube) and anterior side of the neck scar (tracheostomy) (TBI residual), loss of part of the mandible (replaced with prosthesis) (TBI residual), loss of maxilla (injury to roof of mouth) (TBI residual)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23020304
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Read the original VA decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 23020304.
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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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