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Remanded (sent back)

The Board remands the issue of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) for the periods from September 24, 2014, to February 3, 2016, from June 1, 2016, to June 22, 2017, from August 1, 2017, to January 17, 2018, and from April 1, 2018, to July 11, 2018.

The deciding factor: The evidence indicates that the Veteran's service-connected PTSD may have prevented him from working prior to July 12, 2018, but he did not meet the schedular criteria for a TDIU during the applicable periods. The matter is remanded for extraschedular consideration.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating assigned
None in this decision
Decision date
May 1, 2025
Citation
25005957

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.

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