The Board remands the matter of entitlement to a TDIU prior to October 21, 2021, due to inadequate VA opinion and failure to follow previous remand directives.
The deciding factor: The March 2025 addendum opinion was found inadequate as it improperly deemed the Veteran's testimony not credible based on monetary interest alone, without proper evaluation of credibility factors. Additionally, there were deficiencies in following Board remand instructions regarding necessary testing and examination.
- 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 23, 2025
- Citation
- 25007086
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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