The appellant's appeal is being remanded for a Travel Board hearing due to the failure of the tape recording from his February 2004 hearing. The case will be returned to the RO after the hearing.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested another hearing due to the failure of the audio recording from his previous hearing, and this request has been granted by the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- traumatic arthritis of the left ankle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 20, 2004
- Citation
- 0433577
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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.
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