The appeal is remanded to the RO&IC via the Appeals Management Center for further development of evidence regarding the veteran's request for a waiver of his pension indebtedness.
The deciding factor: The claims file does not contain the veteran's request for a waiver, and a date-stamped copy must be obtained to determine if it was timely filed.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 16, 2008
- Citation
- 0816239
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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