The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to the RO 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, which has been scheduled but the appeal was already certified to the Board.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder due to military sexual trauma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 9, 2010
- Citation
- 1013574
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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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