The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a local hearing before a Veterans Law Judge of the Board. The issues include seeking a total rating based on individual unemployability and service connection for undifferentiated schizophrenia.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a local hearing, but it has not been scheduled yet due to the timing issue.
- Claimed conditions
- undifferentiated schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 3, 2005
- Citation
- 0502609
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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
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