Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter of an earlier effective date for TDIU due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, requiring additional development including a VA examination to assess the impact of service-connected disabilities on employability compared to nonservice-connected physical impairments.
The deciding factor: The Board erred in not addressing responses from two employers indicating that the Veteran left his employment due to PTSD symptoms and not providing adequate reasons for its decision regarding the period at issue.
- Claimed conditions
- PTSD, Tinnitus
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2025
- Citation
- A25084628
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