The veteran's request for waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits in the amount of $7,379.00 is being remanded due to a change in his financial situation and service connection for coronary artery disease.
The deciding factor: The veteran's updated financial status has worsened, impacting his ability to repay the overpayment.
- Claimed conditions
- coronary artery disease, status post coronary artery bypass graft
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0627653
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal due to a final decision on an earlier effective date for the award of an increased (60%) rating for coronary artery disease, status post coronary artery bypass graft.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn, and the Board is dismissing all issues related to his claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeals for increased disability ratings and service connection have been remanded due to the need for additional development, including obtaining CVs of VA examiners who conducted previous examinations.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeal due to the death of the appellant, and no decision was made on the merits of any claims.
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