The veteran's claim for service connection of a disorder of the spine is being remanded due to his failure to appear at a scheduled hearing. The case will be rescheduled and a new hearing date will be provided.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to appear for a previously scheduled videoconference hearing, necessitating the case to be remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- disorder of the spine
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2003
- Citation
- 0300253
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 499 · Granted: 18% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's appeal was denied for service connection on the merits. The RO found that there was no evidence to support the claimed conditions and that the existing evidence did not meet the criteria for a compensable rating for hearing loss.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The veteran's skin disorder of the right foot was granted service connection, while cluster headaches, a disorder of the spine, and hematuria were denied.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board found no evidence of a spinal disorder during service or within one year after discharge, and concluded that the appellant does not have a current spinal disorder related to his military service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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