Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities prior to January 31, 2023, as the evidence of record is insufficient to properly evaluate the Veteran's claim.
The deciding factor: The lack of medical evidence regarding the functional impairment caused by the Veteran's service-connected disabilities prior to January 31, 2023, necessitates a retrospective opinion from an appropriate VA clinician.
- Claimed conditions
- dermatitis with scar of the left lateral leg, nose scars, right foot fracture, right knee degenerative joint disease, right foot neuropathy (femoral nerve), right foot neuropathy (sciatic nerve), left lower extremity neuropathy, left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, lumbar spine degenerative disc/joint disease, OSA with asthma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2025
- Citation
- A25090029
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