The Board has ordered additional development of the appellant's medical records to determine his eligibility for death pension benefits as an adult helpless child of the veteran. The appellant claims he should be eligible due to injuries sustained at various ages, but the relevant medical records are not available.
The deciding factor: Medical records from the appellant's alleged injuries and treatment are needed to determine his eligibility for death pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic residual migraine headaches, back injury, gunshot wounds
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2005
- Citation
- 0533823
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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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