The Board has remanded the Veteran's TDIU claims for further development, including obtaining a VA opinion regarding his service-connected disabilities and their impact on employment. The case will be referred to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.
The deciding factor: The Veteran does not meet schedular criteria for TDIU prior to January 28, 2014 due to lack of sufficient additional disability. From January 28, 2014, his combined rating is 90 percent and he meets schedular requirements for TDIU.
- Claimed conditions
- adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety, chondromalacia of the right knee with mild degenerative arthritis, status post arthroscopy, chondral shaving and extensor realignment procedure and lateral release, mild scoliosis and spondylosis of the lumbar spine
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2023
- Citation
- 23045761
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied an evaluation higher than 50 percent for the Veteran's adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety, as it did not cause occupational and social impairment worse than reduced reliability and productivity.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety, finding it less likely than not that the condition began in or was caused by active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypothyroidism with Hashimoto's disease and an adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety as secondary to the service-connected condition.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, specifically adjustment disorder with mixed depression and anxiety, is related to his active duty service. Service connection for this condition is granted.
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