The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disability (TDIU) prior to September 28, 2021, for further development of the record.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as the record does not show reasonable efforts were made to obtain records in the possession of Federal agencies to clarify the Veteran's income and employment history, which is critical to a TDIU analysis.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 12, 2024
- Citation
- 24032841
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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