The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) and whether clear and unmistakable error (CUE) was committed in the October 1989 rating decision to enable the RO to consider the Veteran's CUE motion in the first instance.
The deciding factor: The Board lacks jurisdiction over this CUE claim because it has not been adjudicated in the first instance by the RO, and remand is necessary to fulfill a statutory duty that has a reasonable possibility of aiding in substantiating the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 12, 2025
- Citation
- A25051756
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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