The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to schedule a videoconference hearing at the RO due to his withdrawal of previous requests for a Travel Board hearing and request for a videoconference hearing. The issues of service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury and increased rating for left knee disability are also being remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran withdrew his request for a Travel Board hearing, requested a videoconference hearing instead, but no such hearing was scheduled in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of a traumatic brain injury, osteoarthritis and internal derangement of the left knee
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 11, 2012
- Citation
- 1223936
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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.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's TBI residuals are related to his active service and grants service connection for this condition.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for service connection on multiple conditions are being remanded due to the need for further development and clarification of his military service records.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to an impermissible concurrent election of review lanes.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury is remanded due to incomplete evidence and the need for further examination.
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