The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a travel board hearing at the Waco RO due to his inability to travel to Washington, DC for a scheduled hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested and was granted a travel board hearing but later indicated he could not attend. The case must be returned to the Board for scheduling an in-person hearing at the Waco Regional Office.
- Claimed conditions
- type 2 diabetes mellitus with hypertension and erectile dysfunction, esophagus disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 20, 2011
- Citation
- 1127028
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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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