The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his failure to appear for a scheduled Board hearing. He has requested a videoconference hearing instead.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to attend the originally scheduled hearing and now requests a videoconference hearing.
- Claimed conditions
- intervertebral disc disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1535996
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted earlier effective dates of January 13, 2020 for the service connection of low back disability and related radiculopathy issues. The Veteran's claims were reopened due to new evidence submitted in January 2020.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored the Veteran's 20% rating for lumbar strain, which was previously reduced to 0%. The reduction was improper due to clear and unmistakable error (CUE).
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board has denied service connection for lumbar and neck conditions on a direct basis, finding that the current conditions are not causally related to in-service injuries.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for thoracolumbar degenerative arthritis and intervertebral disc disease, finding that the disability began during a period of active duty or active duty for training.
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