The appellant's claim for service connection of chronic acquired psychiatric disability/schizophrenia is being remanded due to the need for a hearing before a Member of the Board.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested a travel board hearing, which was not confirmed or withdrawn. The case must be returned to the RO for scheduling such a hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired psychiatric disability/schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2001
- Citation
- 0101836
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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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