The Board remands the issues of an earlier effective date for service connection, a higher disability rating, and TDIU due to unclear previous determinations.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary to conduct a higher-level review of the November 2020 rating decision which denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection on the basis of no finding of CUE in prior decisions.
- Claimed conditions
- bipolar disorder with cocaine use disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065736
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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