The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the appellant's eligibility for death pension benefits as an adult helpless child of her deceased father. The claim will be remanded to allow for further investigation and medical opinion.
The deciding factor: Further information regarding the appellant's marital status, employment history, and medical records is required to make a determination on her eligibility for death pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- basilar skull fracture, concussion, blunt trauma to abdomen
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2005
- Citation
- 0500154
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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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