The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding the overpayment of nonservice-connected disability pension benefit and the validity of the debt. The impact of the Veteran's psychiatric disorders and substance abuse on his knowledge is to be addressed.
The deciding factor: The decision requires a thorough review and audit of the overpayment, including the amounts actually paid and any mitigating circumstances.
- Claimed conditions
- variously diagnosed psychiatric disorders, episodic substance abuse
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1119311
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the veteran's head injury residuals, including a scar and associated psychiatric disorders, are not service-connected due to his own willful misconduct.
- Remanded (sent back)
The veteran's claims for service connection are being remanded due to the need to obtain additional medical records from the Social Security Administration.
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