The Board has decided that the veteran's request for a hearing before a Member of the Board was not addressed, and thus the case must be returned to the RO for scheduling such a hearing.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to schedule the requested Travel Board hearing as per the veteran's request.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2000
- Citation
- 0010145
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
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