The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge at the RO, and to return the claims file if necessary.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not receive timely notification of the scheduled hearing and failed to appear. The Board finds it appropriate to schedule another hearing for her.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2006
- Citation
- 0612049
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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
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