The veteran's claims for service connection for various injuries have been remanded to provide him with a travel board hearing.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to the veteran's request for another hearing, as the previous Veterans Law Judge is no longer with the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a spinal cord injury, residuals of a left hip injury, residuals of a bilateral knee injury, residuals of a right shoulder injury, residuals of a right elbow injury, residuals of a left ankle injury
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0810764
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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.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's service connection for tinnitus was granted, while the claim for bilateral hearing loss was denied. Several other claims were remanded.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for residuals of a right shoulder injury but denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for multiple conditions, including GERD, neck injury, right knee injury, left knee injury, shrapnel wound to the lower left leg, right ankle injury, left ankle injury, RLE neuropathy, and lower back injury.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board granted a readjudication of the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of a left ankle injury due to new and relevant evidence. The case is remanded for further adjudication.
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