The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing and further development. The veteran's appeal includes claims for service connection related to motor vehicle accident injuries and Agent Orange exposure.
The deciding factor: The RO failed to schedule the veteran for a Travel Board hearing, which is required by law when requested.
- Claimed conditions
- fracture of the left wrist, back injury, disabilities of the right leg and foot, deviated septum, hernias, colostomy and colon resection, blood in stool, pharyngeal seals, hiatal hernia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2003
- Citation
- 0302021
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,012 · Granted: 24% (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).
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to inadequate development of her exposure history and lack of adequate medical opinions. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted an effective date of May 12, 2022 for the grant of service connection for a deviated septum.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's TDIU rating is granted with an effective date of March 15, 2017.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial disability rating for migraine headaches has been granted at 50 percent. The issue of service connection for hiatal hernia and esophagitis, related to PTSD, is remanded due to inadequate medical opinions.
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