The Board has determined that the effective date for the TDIU award should be remanded to allow for extraschedular consideration due to the Veteran's service-connected low back pain, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, and right knee disabilities.
The deciding factor: There is a reasonable possibility that the Veteran's service-connected conditions rendered him unemployable prior to February 5, 2015.
- Claimed conditions
- low back pain, bilateral lower extremity radiculopathy, right knee disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 27, 2024
- Citation
- A24050170
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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
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- Granted
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