The case was remanded to schedule a hearing for the veteran regarding his claim for additional vocational rehabilitation training.
The deciding factor: The issues were not decided on their merits and instead, further development is required including scheduling of a hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- occipital headaches, left arm radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2008
- Citation
- 0814441
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for left arm radiculopathy due to an inadequate VA examination.
- Granted
The Board granted an initial 50 percent rating for occipital headaches, resolving reasonable doubt in the Veteran's favor.
- Granted
The Board grants service connection for a neck condition, left and right arm radiculopathy as secondary to the neck condition, a low back condition, left and right leg radiculopathy as secondary to the low back condition, a headache condition as secondary to the neck condition, and a right shoulder condition.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for sinusitis, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), and an acquired psychiatric disorder but denied service connection for a neck condition, left arm radiculopathy, low back condition, left leg radiculopathy, and a right knee condition.
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