The Board remands the claim for entitlement to a TDIU, prior to May 24, 2017, to the Director of Compensation Service for extraschedular consideration.
The deciding factor: A November 2022 private vocational opinion indicates the Veteran was unable to work due to service-connected disabilities prior to May 24, 2017, necessitating referral 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
- April 8, 2025
- Citation
- A25032480
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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