The Board remands the claim for an effective date earlier than March 25, 2024, for the award of a TDIU to the Director, Compensation Service for consideration on an extraschedular basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence allowed during the period under review is sufficient to substantiate a reasonable possibility that the Veteran was unemployable by reason of his service-connected bipolar disorder prior to March 25, 2024, but the AOJ's failure to refer the matter to the Director, Compensation Service for extraschedular TDIU consideration requires remand.
- 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 18, 2025
- Citation
- A25036108
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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