Citation Nr: 21024958 Decision Date: 04/27/21 Archive Date: 04/27/21 DOCKET NO. 18-36 664 DATE: April 27, 2021 REMANDED Entitlement to total disability due to individual unemployability (TDIU) prior to May 4, 2016 is remanded. REASONS FOR REMAND The Veteran served on active duty in the United States Army from August 1965 to July 1967. In December 2018, the Board remanded the case for further development, which is completed. Stegall v. West, 11 Vet. App. 268, 271 (1998). 1. TDUI prior to May 4, 2016 The Veteran filed a claim for TDIU dated December 29, 2015. In the claim, he reported becoming too disabled to work on August 24, 2014 due to diabetes and its complications and mental condition. For the employment history for the past five years, the Veteran only listed full-time employment as a salesman from February 2000 to June 2001. However, review of the record reveals part-time employment and at an October 2019 VA examination the Veteran disclosed employment with radio and television until retirement in 2017. As such, a remand is necessary for further development in order to determine the full extent of the Veteran’s work history, to include any accommodations during the period at issue. The matters are REMANDED for the following action: 1. In remanding this case, the Board makes no credibility determination, expressed or implied, at this juncture. 2. Request the Veteran submit an updated VA Form 21-8940, Veteran's Application for Increased Compensation Based on Unemployability and provide detailed information regarding the exact dates of all employment from 2015 through 2016, to include the names and addresses of all employers and the exact amount of income earned for each employment period and per year. Documentation supporting these assertions should also be submitted, including pay statements and letters from employers regarding salary and performance. 3. Contact the Social Security Administration and request a complete earnings report for the Veteran from 2015 to 2016. If these records cannot be located, document the attempts that were made to locate them, and explain in writing why further attempts to locate or obtain any government records would be futile. Then: (a) notify the Veteran and his attorney of the specific records that it is unable to obtain; (b) explain the efforts VA has made to obtain that evidence; and (c) describe any further action it will take with respect to the claims. The Veteran and his attorney must then be given an opportunity to respond. 4. Any additional development deemed necessary to adjudicate the issue of entitlement to TDIU should be completed. 5. Finally, readjudicate the appeal. If the TDIU remains denied, issue a supplemental statement of the case and return the case to the Board. G. A. WASIK Veterans Law Judge Board of Veterans’ Appeals Attorney for the Board Prinsen, Samantha The Board’s decision in this case is binding only with respect to the instant matter decided. This decision is not precedential and does not establish VA policies or interpretations of general applicability. 38 C.F.R. § 20.1303.