The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the Veteran's unemployability and service connection for his back and leg disabilities. The claim will be referred to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for consideration of TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there was not sufficient evidence to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran was unemployable by reason of his service-connected disabilities, necessitating referral to the Director of Compensation and Pension Service for consideration of TDIU on an extraschedular basis.
- Claimed conditions
- back, bilateral leg
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 22, 2024
- Citation
- 24008847
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted an effective date of December 10, 2015 for total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and basic eligibility to Dependents' Educational Assistance (DEA). The decision also grants earlier effective dates for these benefits.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected neck, back, and migraines required care or assistance from his wife on a regular basis to protect him from hazards in his daily environment.
- Granted
Service connection for left and right knee disabilities is granted.,An earlier effective date of April 29, 2010, but no earlier, for service connection for a back disability (lumbosacral and thoracic strain) is granted.
- Dismissed
The claims seeking compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for left foot and bladder disabilities, as well as service connection for tinnitus, are dismissed due to lack of new and relevant evidence. The claim seeking service connection for bilateral knee disabilities is readjudicated.
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