The Veteran's appeal is being remanded for scheduling a hearing before the Board of Veterans' Appeals. The issues include service connection claims and evaluations for various conditions related to his femur osteochondroma.
The deciding factor: The Veteran requested a travel board or videoconference hearing, but has not yet provided a preference. To afford due process, another hearing must be scheduled.
- Claimed conditions
- sciatic nerve disorder, right leg disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1526748
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for left leg, right leg, right elbow, and right wrist disorders due to inadequate VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's sciatic nerve disorder with left leg neuropathy is being remanded for further evaluation due to incomplete causation and aggravation opinions.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for various spinal and leg disorders due to the Veteran's death.
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