The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to her failure to appear for a scheduled hearing. She was previously granted a videoconference hearing but failed to attend.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not report for the scheduled videoconference hearing, and thus her request for a hearing has been deemed withdrawn.
- Claimed conditions
- coccyx, sacroiliac joints, symphysis pubis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 5, 2012
- Citation
- 1234788
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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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The overpayment of VA compensation benefits in the amount $19,646.87 is partially valid; reimbursement of payments is not warranted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient retrospective opinions regarding the severity of the Veteran's back condition following his spinal surgeries in May and February 2014.
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