The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to a request for a Travel Board hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a BVA hearing at a local VA Office before a Member, or Members, of the BVA.
- Claimed conditions
- right eye disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 4, 2010
- Citation
- 1016564
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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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- Denied
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- Denied
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