The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a hearing before a traveling Veterans Law Judge (VLJ). The veteran's claims of service connection for residuals of a broken nose and hand and elbow disorder are pending.
The deciding factor: The appeal is being remanded due to procedural issues and the need for additional evidence and development.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a broken nose, swollen joints
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 7, 2005
- Citation
- 0506402
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's residuals of a broken nose, finding that his current condition is related to an in-service injury during active duty.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that additional development is needed for the Veteran's claims, including obtaining medical records and conducting examinations to clarify his diagnoses and determine if service connection can be established.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a broken nose, finding that the Veteran's condition started during service and continued to the present.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a broken nose and tinnitus, but denied service connection for cardiovascular signs or symptoms.
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