The veteran's appeal is being remanded for further development due to a request for a personal hearing at the RO.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a personal hearing, and the case must be returned to the regional office (RO) for scheduling such a hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder, osteoarthritis of the right hip, seizure disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0016399
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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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