The appeal is remanded to the RO via the Appeals Management Center (AMC) in Washington, DC.
The deciding factor: The veteran requested a video-conference hearing before a Board member, and this was scheduled for May 31, 2007, but he could not attend due to family problems. A new hearing date is needed.
- Claimed conditions
- post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), furunculosis (claimed as skin rash), nervous disorder manifested by night sweats and confusion, tightness in chest, fatigue, and memory loss, claimed as due to undiagnosed illness, migraine headaches claimed as due to undiagnosed illness, bilateral patellofemoral pain syndrome, esophagitis, status post fundoplication
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2009
- Citation
- 0900901
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 claim for service connection for PTSD to be readjudicated on the merits due to new and relevant evidence.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
- Dismissed
The veteran withdrew the appeal for all service connection and rating issues, and the Board has no jurisdiction to review these matters.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for a disability manifested by fatigue, finding no evidence of the condition and attributing the Veteran's symptoms to other known diagnoses.
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