The Board remands the claims for an effective date prior to August 6, 2021, for a TDIU and DEA benefits due to service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: The evidence suggests a reasonable possibility that the Veteran was unemployable due to his service-connected disabilities of PTSD and GERD prior to August 6, 2021, but an extraschedular referral is warranted as a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 14, 2025
- Citation
- A25024067
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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