The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a Travel Board hearing at his local RO due to the departure of the judge who conducted the previous hearing.
The deciding factor: The current judge conducting the hearing is no longer employed by the Board, necessitating a new hearing before another Veterans Law Judge.
- Claimed conditions
- status post total right hip arthroplasty, thrombophlebitis, left lower extremity, thrombophlebitis, right lower extremity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 16, 2012
- Citation
- 1224537
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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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