The veteran's appeal is remanded due to his desire for a Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after the scheduled hearing.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a travel board hearing, and it must be scheduled as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- multiple sclerosis, post-traumatic stress disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0607107
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.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tinea pedis and dismissed the claims for tinnitus, multiple sclerosis, neck condition, and low back condition.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that the condition initially manifested within seven years of discharge from active service.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for multiple sclerosis, finding that the evidence is in equipoise and at least as likely as not related to the Veteran's service.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for multiple sclerosis has been dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has been granted in full.
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