The Board is remanding the case for scheduling a personal hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO due to the veteran's and his attorney's failure to respond to previous requests for hearings.
The deciding factor: The veteran and his attorney did not respond to the request for a hearing, leading to another remand of the matter.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder, to include schizophrenia
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2005
- Citation
- 0523959
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to his death, and no effective date or rating is assigned as the claims are not adjudicated.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and needs to obtain additional information before deciding whether new evidence supports reopening the claim for service connection of a psychiatric disorder.
- Granted
The Board has found that no new and material evidence had been submitted to reopen the claim of service connection for a psychiatric disorder, including schizophrenia. The case is being remanded due to failure to hold a hearing as requested by the appellant in 1991, need for compliance with legal authority, and need for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining SSA records and providing proper notice regarding secondary service connection.
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