The Board has remanded the case for additional development and a travel board hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested an additional hearing, which was not yet conducted.
- Claimed conditions
- compression fracture, dislocation of the right clavicle
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 6, 2009
- Citation
- 0925236
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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
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- Denied
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