The Board remands the issue of TDIU for the period between March 22, 2012 and June 15, 2014 on an extraschedular basis due to the need for further evidentiary development.
The deciding factor: Further evidentiary development is necessary to properly adjudicate the claim as there may be relevant SSA records that have not been obtained.
- Claimed conditions
- right thumb condition, right hand radiculopathy, painful scar, right ear, residual scar, laceration of the right ear
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 19, 2024
- Citation
- 24003051
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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