The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for a video conference hearing. Service connection claims and rating issues are pending.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a video conference hearing, which has not been scheduled yet.
- Claimed conditions
- left groin condition, degenerative disc disease of the cervical spine with spondylosis, residuals of a left ulnar nerve transposition
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 20, 2012
- Citation
- 1210304
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected left wrist fusion aggravated his residuals of a left ulnar nerve transposition. The case will be returned for another opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a left groin condition and back condition, to include neurological issues. The case is being remanded due to duty-to-assist errors.
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