The Board has remanded the case for further action due to a failure to appear at a scheduled videoconference hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to attend the scheduled June 2012 Board videoconference hearing, which was requested by his attorney and granted on account of good cause.
- Claimed conditions
- diabetes mellitus with diabetic neuropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 4, 2012
- Citation
- 1241322
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Granted
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- Denied
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