Entitlement to a total disability evaluation based upon individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities (TDIU) is remanded.

Board reasoning

The Board found the evidence insufficient to determine the veteran’s current ability to work or the exact impact of his service-connected disabilities on employability, noting that most examinations are over ten years old and the record lacks a completed TDIU form or adequate work history. Remand is required to obtain updated VA examinations to assess the severity of all service-connected disabilities and their effect on employability, and to develop evidence necessary to adjudicate both the TDIU and SMC claims. The SMC claim is intertwined with the TDIU claim, and development for the TDIU could significantly affect the SMC decision.