The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a Central Office hearing before a Veterans Law Judge.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a different type of hearing, and thus a new hearing schedule was provided.
- Claimed conditions
- solar and seborrheic dermatitis of the face, patellofemoral pain syndrome of the left knee, status post arthroscopy, status post open reduction, with internal fixation, of the right elbow with mild arthritis, torn radial collateral ligament of the right thumb metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joint with arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0943977
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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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