The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing as requested by the Veteran.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a hearing in Washington, DC before the Board and was unable to drive long distances.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease and degenerative joint disease of the lumbosacral spine with herniated nucleus pulposus of the thoracic spine, Bilateral foot condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0905570
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
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- Partly granted
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