The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his incarceration, and a video conference hearing will be scheduled at the Federal Correctional Center in Coleman, FL.
The deciding factor: The veteran was unable to attend the scheduled personal hearing due to incarceration, so a video conference hearing has been arranged for him.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability, claimed as schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2004
- Citation
- 0400198
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 504 · Granted: 31% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0400198.
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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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records from the SSA and VA, arranging a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's current psychiatric disability had its onset during service or is related to any incident of service, and scheduling a VA examination to determine if the criteria for special monthly pension are met.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The case is being remanded to the RO/AMC for further development and reconstruction of the veteran's claims file. The VA will search for the missing file, reconstruct as much evidence as possible, and issue a Statement of the Case regarding the claim for service connection for gonorrhea.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
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- Whole decision: Denied
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