Dismissed
The appeal for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) was dismissed, and the claims for a higher rating for an acquired psychiatric disorder and service connection for a cervical spine disability were remanded.
The deciding factor: The decision to dismiss TDIU was due to an earlier effective date assigned by the AOJ, making it unavailable under this appeal stream. The remand for the other issues was based on evidence suggesting worsening of symptoms since the last examination and the need for a new opinion regarding service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Cervical spine disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25012098
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