Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is remanded to the RO for scheduling of a hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a personal hearing, which has not been scheduled as of the date of this decision.
- Claimed conditions
- headaches associated with anterior dislocation of the right temporomandibular joint, anterior dislocation of the right temporomandibular joint
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 2, 2009
- Citation
- 0907535
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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