The Board has remanded the case due to scheduling issues for a videoconference hearing. The Veteran's claims of reopening service connection and severing right ear hearing loss are pending.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on scheduling issues that prevented the Veteran from attending his scheduled videoconference hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- lower lumbar scoliosis, severe spinal canal stenosis with left leg radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2010
- Citation
- 1003971
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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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