The Board has found that an earlier effective date of February 25, 2010 is warranted for the award of a TDIU due to service-connected disabilities. However, the issue of entitlement to an effective date earlier than February 25, 2010 and on an extraschedular basis is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service-connected disabilities may have prevented him from obtaining or maintaining substantially gainful employment prior to February 25, 2010.
- Claimed conditions
- unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder, left wrist, forearm fracture with tenosynovitis, seborrheic dermatitis, face and scalp
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24039800
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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 Veteran is granted SMC under both 38 U.S.C. § 1114(o) and additional monthly allowance based on need for regular aid and attendance under 38 U.S.C. § 1114(r)(1). The grants are due to separate service-connected conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under Section 1151 for an acquired psychiatric disorder, finding that there was no evidence of a current disability related to service or VA treatment.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's right leg shin splints are currently rated as noncompensable, and the appeal for a compensable rating is denied.,The Veteran does not have a current left leg shin splint disability. The appeal for service connection of this condition is also denied.
- Granted
The rating for the Veteran's service-connected unspecified schizophrenia and other psychotic disorder was reduced from 100 percent to 50 percent effective September 1, 2021 due to actual improvement in his disability level and ability to function.
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