The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a request for a Travel Board hearing.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested a travel board hearing, which necessitates returning the claims file to the agency of original jurisdiction (AOJ) so that the hearing can be scheduled.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a right arm fracture
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 24, 2008
- Citation
- 0832856
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions, including DJD of the left arm and ruptured bicep tendon (left arm), residuals of a right arm fracture, accelerated cataracts, CAD, a back condition, and a neck condition. The Veteran's claims are not currently addressed in this decision.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded several service connection claims due to the need for further development and consideration.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development due to the Veteran's failure to attend scheduled VA examinations. The issues of service connection for bilateral hand arthritis and residuals of a right arm fracture are being returned to the RO for additional development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied service connection for residuals of a right arm fracture and left wrist sprain, but has remanded the issue of service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD.
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