The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the case for further development due to an error in notifying the veteran of his right to receive benefits from the service department of the VA under a specific regulation. The RO should consider whether the veteran's election to receive compensation should be applied retroactively and determine the proper date for commencement of payments and any past due benefits.
The deciding factor: The Court held that the Board erred in determining that the veteran received adequate notice of an August 1968 rating decision, which affected his right to elect benefits from the service department of the VA under a specific regulation. The RO must now address this issue and determine if retroactive application of the election is warranted.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0401434
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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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