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Citation Nr: 1630391
Decision Date: 07/29/16
DOCKET NO.
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Archive Date: 08/04/16

13-05 589 ) DATE

On appeal from the

Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Office in Atlanta, Georgia
THE ISSUES
1.

Entitlement to a rating in excess of 50 percent for service connected d

2.

Entitlement to a total disability rating based upon individual unemploy

REPRESENTATION
Veteran represented by: Georgia Department of Veterans Services
WITNESSES AT HEARING ON APPEAL
Veteran, mother and friend
ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD
J. L. Burroughs, Associate Counsel
INTRODUCTION
The Veteran served on active duty from January 1992 to January 1995.
These matters come before the Board of Veterans' Appeals (Board) on appeal

In May 2016, the Veteran, his mother and a friend testified before the unde

The issue of entitlement to service connection for hypertension (claimed as

The appeal is REMANDED to the AOJ.

VA will notify the appellant if further

REMAND
The Veteran's most recent VA examination was conducted in October 2010.

In

As to the Veteran's claim for entitlement to a TDIU the Board finds that th
Accordingly, the case is REMANDED for the following action:

1. Schedule the Veteran for a VA examination to determine the severity of h

The examiner should furnish a full description of the effects of his servic

Special attention is directed to the April 2016 letter from Dr. J. D., MD t

To the extent possible, the examiner should distinguish between any symptom
The examiner should provide a rationale for all opinions provided.

If the

2. Following completion of the above, adjudicate the claims on appeal.

If

The appellant has the right to submit additional evidence and argument on t
This claim must be afforded expeditious treatment.

The law requires that a

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MICHAEL A. HERMAN
Veterans Law Judge, Board of Veterans' Appeals

Under 38 U.S.C.A. 7252 (West 2014), only a decision of the Board of Vete