The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error regarding the Veteran's employment history, which was not fully considered in the initial decision. The AOJ is instructed to obtain updated information on the Veteran's employment status.
The deciding factor: The pre-decisional record did not consider the updated employment information provided by the Veteran and requires further development to accurately reflect his current employment status.
- Claimed conditions
- Individual Unemployability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 3, 2024
- Citation
- A24022990
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date of April 29, 2009 for individual unemployability (TDIU) based on his service-connected disabilities making it impossible for him to secure or maintain gainful employment.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the Veteran's appeals as untimely, and no service connection was granted or denied.
- Partly granted
The Board denied a rating in excess of 70 percent for PTSD, granted an earlier effective date for the 70 percent rating, denied service connection for OSA, and granted individual unemployability.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's claim for Total Disability Based on Individual Unemployability (TDIU) was granted in a previous decision and implemented by the AOJ. As this grant is now moot, the appeal is dismissed.
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