The Board has ordered the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to obtain and associate with the claims file copies of all outstanding records related to the matter on appeal as held by the VA Debt Management Center, including a copy of any notice letter sent on December 21, 2007, to the appellant concerning the amount of any overpayment incurred and his right to request a waiver. If such a letter is not available, then a certification from the DMC indicating the date of the demand letter, which contained the appellant's notice of appellate rights, as well as when and where it was sent and whether it was returned as undeliverable, should be obtained and associated with the claims file.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to a lack of evidence regarding the date of notification of the overpayment debt to the appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2011
- Citation
- 1104260
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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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