The Board has remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a hearing before a traveling Member of the Board and returning it to the Board for appellate consideration.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested clarification on his prior request for a personal hearing before a Member of the Board, which was not perfected. The Board scheduled him for a hearing as soon as possible.
- Claimed conditions
- low back disability, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), bilateral knee disability, insomnia, unspecified throat disability, right foot disability
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 20, 2000
- Citation
- 0010486
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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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