The veteran's appeal is remanded for further development of the evidence regarding the creation of overpayment and review of his waiver claim.
The deciding factor: Further development of the evidence is required to determine how the overpayment was created, including income verification and audit of pension account. The veteran should be provided with a current financial status report (FSR).
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2008
- Citation
- 0803231
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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.
What you can do next
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