The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after the hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a Travel Board hearing, and this matter must be handled in an expeditious manner as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of frostbite, scars, back and spine condition, right shoulder condition, right knee condition, psychiatric condition, left knee condition, heart condition, head injury, hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 6, 2010
- Citation
- 1012930
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for nocturia, left shoulder condition, and right shoulder condition due to a duty to assist error in not obtaining necessary medical opinions.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for GERD, a heart condition, hypertension, a kidney condition, and obstructive sleep apnea as there is no evidence of current disabilities related to these conditions or that they are etiologically linked to the Veteran's military service.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for right and left knee conditions, denied a rating in excess of 40 percent for right lower extremity sciatic radiculopathy, and denied special monthly compensation based on loss of use of a lower extremity.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for heart condition, hypertension, and residuals prostate cancer on a presumptive basis due to herbicide exposure under the PACT Act.
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