The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his incarceration and failure to appear for a Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned to the AOJ for further action.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to appear for a scheduled Travel Board hearing due to incarceration, which was not timely communicated to him.
- Claimed conditions
- altercation of genetic material, spinal disease, sexually transmitted disease, lumbosacral spinal degenerative bone disease, eye condition, scars, heart failure (stroke), shortening of the left leg, fractured ribs, foot paralysis (also claimed as fractured feet), acquired psychiatric disorder, to include posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), arthritis of the neck, bilateral legs, bilateral arms, and bilateral hips, nerve damage to the neck, bilateral legs, bilateral arms, and bilateral hips
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2015
- Citation
- 1501276
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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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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