The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO for scheduling a Travel Board hearing due to her recent illness. Her claims of increased disability ratings for cervical cancer and endocarditis are pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to appear for a previously scheduled Travel Board hearing due to illness, which constitutes good cause under VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- cervical cancer, endocarditis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1000915
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted an effective date of April 8, 2022, for the award of service connection for cervical cancer and special monthly compensation (SMC) based on loss of use of a creative organ.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for cervical cancer on a basis other than pursuant to the PACT Act was dismissed due to lack of jurisdiction.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for headaches, depression, cervical cancer, a right knee condition, and a left knee condition due to missing service treatment records and personnel files.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cervical cancer as there was no diagnosis of the condition during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
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