The Board has remanded the case for further development, including scheduling a videoconference hearing and issuing statements of the case on certain issues.
The deciding factor: The veteran's attorney requested a videoconference hearing due to relocation and also expressed disagreement with several claims. The Board must therefore remand these matters for appropriate action.
- Claimed conditions
- acquired psychiatric disorder, bone spurs (claimed as chondromalacia of the right knee), diabetes mellitus, type II, peripheral neuropathy of the left and right upper and lower extremities, residuals of brain damage, degenerative joint disease of the left knee (claimed as bone spurs and chondromalacia patellae)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 3, 2007
- Citation
- 0737931
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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
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