The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and the need for further actions by the VA Regional Office. The Veteran's claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability is pending.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records have been identified, requiring the VA Regional Office to make necessary requests for these records and ensure they are associated with the claims file.
- Claimed conditions
- Individual unemployability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24002535
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's TDIU claim is remanded due to incomplete medical examination and the need for additional financial information regarding his employment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claim for a total disability rating due to individual unemployability (TDIU) is being remanded because further development of his vocational rehabilitation file and responses to questions on the VA Form 21-4192 are required.
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