The veteran's daughter seeks payment for unreimbursed medical expenses incurred during her father's last 15 months of life, which could potentially affect his pension benefits. The RO has not yet adjudicated this claim due to the need for further development and VCAA compliance.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary prior to a final adjudication of the appellant's current claim for accrued benefits premised on retroactive adjustment of nonservice-connected pension benefits based on a reduction in countable income due to unreimbursed medical expenses.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 13, 2008
- Citation
- 0808432
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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.
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