Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to August 13, 2024. The Board found that there was competent evidence suggesting the Veteran's service-connected disabilities may have rendered him unemployable during an earlier period.
The deciding factor: The Board is precluded from awarding a TDIU on an extraschedular basis without referring the matter to the Director for Compensation Service.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), intervertebral disc syndrome, left sciatic nerve condition, right sciatic nerve condition, right femoral nerve condition, left femoral nerve condition, residuals of left knee, painful left knee scar, left knee medial meniscus tear, left knee scar
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25005471
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