Citation Nr: 18143258 Decision Date: 10/18/18 Archive Date: 10/18/18 DOCKET NO. 12-06 244 DATE: October 18, 2018 REMANDED Entitlement to a higher initial evaluation for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder, rated at 50 percent disabling from July 28, 2008, and at 70 percent from July 12, 2018, is remanded. The claim of entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to March 7, 2015, is remanded.   REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran had periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA), including from June 1985 to September 1985, from July 15, 1995 to July 29, 1995, and from June 10, 2000, to June 24, 2000. These matters come before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (Board) from an August 2009 rating decision of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Regional Office (RO). In February 2014 and June 2017, the Board remanded the case for additional development. Various decisions have resulted in an increase or a partial grant of the benefit sought on appeal. As the full benefit sought as to these claims was not granted, the claims remain on appeal. See AB v. Brown, 6 Vet. App. 35, 38 (1993). With regards to the claim for a TDIU, the benefit sought was granted as of March 7, 2015, but as the prior remand noted, a claim for TDIU is considered part of a claim for increased compensation, whether expressly raised by the Veteran or reasonably raised by the record. See Rice v. Shinseki, 22 Vet. App. 447 (2009). The Board has jurisdiction over the question of entitlement to a TDIU for the entirety of the period under review, and the issue of entitlement to a TDIU for the uncompensated prior period remains an outstanding to be adjudicated in this appeal. The Veteran requested a video hearing in the March 2012 substantive appeal. A hearing was scheduled in May 2012. However, in May 2012, the Veteran submitted a statement requesting to have his hearing rescheduled. The hearing was rescheduled for July 2012; however, the Veteran did not attend his scheduled hearing, nor did he request for the hearing to be rescheduled. His request is thus considered withdrawn. 38 C.F.R. § 20.704. 1. Entitlement to a higher initial evaluation for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) with major depressive disorder, rated at 50 percent disabling from July 28, 2008, and at 70 percent from July 12, 2018, is remanded. 2. The claim of entitlement to a TDIU prior to March 7, 2015, is remanded. This matter is remanded to obtain the Veteran’s records from the Social Security Administration (SSA). The Board previously remanded this case in June 2017. Upon remand, the Veteran’s ongoing VA medical records were obtained. They show in August 2018 that he was receiving disability benefits from SSA. Such records are directly relevant to both issue on appeal. As such, a remand is needed to obtain the SSA records. See 38 C.F.R. § 3.159(c)(2); Golz v. Shinseki, 590 F.3d 1317, 1323 (Fed. Cir. 2010) The matter is REMANDED for the following action: Obtain the Veteran’s federal records from the Social Security Administration. Document all requests for information as well as all responses in the claims file. C. BOSELY Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals ATTORNEY FOR THE BOARD T. C. King, Associate Counsel