The Veteran requested a personal hearing and informal conference regarding his service connection claims. The Board has not scheduled these hearings, so the case is being remanded to do so.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not respond to requests for clarification about whether he still wanted a hearing, so the case must be returned to schedule him for a DRO hearing and informal conference at the AOJ.
- Claimed conditions
- posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), right hand joint pain in fingers, left hand joint pain in fingers, right cellulitis in digits, left cellulitis in digits, acute sinusitis, dermatitis, costochondritis, warts, headache disorder, palpitations, folliculitis, right hip joint pain, left hip joint pain, chronic fatigue, atypical chest pain, fibromyalgia, right shoulder tendonitis rotator cuff, left shoulder tendonitis rotator cuff, right tendonitis supraspinatus, left tendonitis supraspinatus, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), left ankle sprain, seborrhea capitis, numbness
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2021
- Citation
- 21004470
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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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