The Board remands the issues of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and Special Monthly Compensation (SMC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(s) for further development.
The deciding factor: The incomplete income verification and unclear last day of employment prevent proper adjudication of the TDIU claim, making it inextricably intertwined with the SMC claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 30, 2024
- Citation
- 24032433
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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