The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to service-connected disabilities prior to March 18, 2015, as an adequate retrospective medical opinion was not obtained.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain a retrospective opinion addressing the functional impairment of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities from August 22, 2005 to March 18, 2015.
- 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
- A25051853
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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