The Board has remanded the case to the RO for further development, including scheduling a Travel Board Hearing.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested another hearing before a Veterans Law Judge due to the individual conducting his previous hearing leaving the Board's employ.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine, degenerative joint disease of the C6-C7 vertebrae, degenerative joint disease of the right ankle, degenerative joint disease of the left ankle, degenerative joint disease of the right hand, degenerative joint disease of the left hand, degenerative joint disease of the right knee, strain of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0603461
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.
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- Granted
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- Granted
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- Denied
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