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Remanded (sent back)

The Board has determined that the veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of pension benefits was not timely filed due to a lack of objective evidence supporting the date of notification. The case is being remanded for further action, including preparation of an audit and review of documentation from the DMC.

The deciding factor: The Board found that there was insufficient objective evidence in the record to support the conclusion that proper overpayment notice was provided to the veteran within the required timeframe.

Claimed conditions
Not specified in this decision
How they argued it
Not specified
Exposure basis
None
Rating
Not verified here — check the original decision
Decision date
June 24, 2004
Citation
0416629

Veterans Law Judge

BARBARA B. COPELAND

Decisions by this judge: 1,515 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Search VA.gov for the original decision (opens in a new tab) using citation 0416629.

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.

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