The Veteran's appeal for service connection for right leg numbness has been remanded due to the failure to appear at a scheduled Board hearing. The claim will be reconsidered and a decision on its merits will be made.
The deciding factor: The Veteran failed to attend the scheduled Board hearing, leading to the need for further action.
- Claimed conditions
- right leg numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 17, 2017
- Citation
- 1733549
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection due to his failure to attend scheduled VA examinations. The Veteran is required to be notified of upcoming examinations and must cooperate with VA in developing these claims.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for asthma from August 10, 2022, based on the Veteran's presumed exposure to burn pit smoke during his deployment in Kuwait and Afghanistan.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of right leg numbness was dismissed because the condition was already granted service connection in a previous decision.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for right leg numbness as there is no evidence of a current disability related to his military service or a service-connected condition.
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