The Board has remanded the case due to the veteran's failure to report for a requested hearing. The claims for service connection for low back condition and insomnia are still pending.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to appear at the scheduled hearing, necessitating further development.
- Claimed conditions
- low back condition, insomnia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 10, 2000
- Citation
- 0017941
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma and remanded claims for insomnia and sleep apnea. Other conditions were denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for insomnia, finding that there was no evidence of a separately diagnosable sleep disorder separate and apart from his already service-connected PTSD.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for a low back condition, finding that the Veteran's current disability had its clinical onset during his active duty service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings and other benefits, finding that the evidence did not support higher ratings or additional compensation.
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