The Board has remanded the case due to a hearing request not being followed up. The Veteran's claims for service connection for various arthritis conditions in multiple joints are on appeal.
The deciding factor: The hearing scheduled by the RO was not held, and the case is now pending again as per the remand directive.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic disability, lumbar spine, arthritis, bilateral knees, arthritis, bilateral ankles, arthritis, bilateral wrists, arthritis, bilateral elbows
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2018
- Citation
- 1815795
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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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