The Board has remanded the case for a Travel Board hearing at the RO.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested another Travel Board hearing, and this decision mandates its scheduling.
- Claimed conditions
- osteoarthritis of multiple joints
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2006
- Citation
- 0635401
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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 Veteran requested to withdraw all issues on appeal, and the Board has dismissed the appeal as a result.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran is seeking service connection for osteoarthritis of multiple joints and bilateral plantar fasciitis, which he claims are secondary to his service-connected Hodgkin's disease. The Board has ordered a remand to obtain an examination and opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a back disorder, osteoarthritis of multiple joints, and bilateral wrist disorder due to lack of evidence showing these conditions began during his period of honorable military service.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's appeal for an earlier effective date of March 24, 1971, for service connection of thoracic back strain. The case was remanded to obtain additional development and evidence.
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