The veteran's appeal is being remanded due to her failure to report for a scheduled hearing. The case will be returned to the RO for further action.
The deciding factor: The veteran failed to appear for the scheduled hearing, and no rescheduling has been confirmed.
- Claimed conditions
- left carpal tunnel syndrome, right carpal tunnel syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), disability manifested by pain in the cervical and thoracic spine, low back pain, abdominal hysterectomy with bilateral salpingo-oopherectomy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2006
- Citation
- 0618000
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for migraine headaches, right carpal tunnel syndrome, and left carpal tunnel syndrome was dismissed due to the Veteran's death during the pendency of the appeal.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for PTSD to be readjudicated on the merits due to new and relevant evidence.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an evaluation in excess of 70 percent disabling for service-connected PTSD due to duty-to-assist errors.
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