The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to report for a scheduled Travel Board hearing. He must be notified of the date and time of the new hearing at an appropriate RO.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to appear for a previously scheduled Travel Board hearing, necessitating rescheduling.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals, left knee injury, peroneal nerve injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 22, 2004
- Citation
- 0426170
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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.
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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's RLE disability, including peripheral neuropathy and peroneal nerve injury, is related to his July 1999 VA surgery. The claim will be returned for further development.
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