The veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO via the AMC for scheduling a hearing before a member of the Board at the RO. The claims file will be returned to the Board after the hearing.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a BVA hearing, and this matter must be handled in an expeditious manner as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- right shoulder trauma with impingement syndrome, major, disability of the right arm, disability of the right hand
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2005
- Citation
- 0504227
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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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