The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a travel board hearing. The issue of entitlement to special monthly pension remains pending.
The deciding factor: Due process considerations mandate that the Board may not proceed with review without affording the claimant an opportunity for the requested hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1027677
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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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