The Board has determined that the current record is incomplete and requires additional development of evidence before a decision can be made on the Veteran's claim for waiver of overpayment of nonservice-connected pension benefits.
The deciding factor: There are missing documents in the Veteran's claims file, including his April 2007 Notice of Disagreement, completed VA Form 5655 - Financial Status Report, November 2006 letter from the Debt Management Center, August 2006 VA letter proposing to terminate pension benefits, and November 2006 letter from VA terminating pension benefits. These documents are necessary for a complete understanding of the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0943809
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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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