The Veteran's case is within the jurisdiction of the Montgomery, Alabama RO and needs to be remanded for a Travel Board hearing at the RO level.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a Travel Board hearing before the Board at the RO, which must be scheduled due to the requirement that hearings before a traveling Veterans Law Judge or via videoconference must be conducted at the RO level.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disc disease, herniated disc L4-5
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 13, 2010
- Citation
- 1002042
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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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