The Board has remanded the case due to missing documents related to the appellant's application for Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI). The appellant is seeking eligibility for VMLI as a surviving spouse of her deceased husband.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded because necessary documents were not included in the record, preventing a complete review and determination of the appellant'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
- December 9, 2013
- Citation
- 1340616
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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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