The Board has vacated its previous decision and remanded the case for further action, including scheduling a hearing before the Board.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the veteran's request for a Travel Board hearing was not received in time to be considered prior to the issuance of the January 27, 2006 decision. As a result, the decision is vacated and the case is remanded.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right leg/knee injury, left facial condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2006
- Citation
- 0607742
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Decisions by this judge: 1,242 · Granted: 26% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the evidence submitted since the last final denials does not meet the criteria for reopening the claims of service connection for residuals of a right leg/knee injury and left facial condition.
- 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.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened due to the submission of new and material evidence. The appeal is granted as his PTSD is now considered service-connected.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection of a left leg disability is reopened, and the appeal is granted.
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