The Board has ordered a remand to determine if the Veteran's widow was owed unpaid VA death pension benefits at her time of death and whether these should be used to reimburse the appellant for burial expenses.
The deciding factor: The decision is being remanded due to the need for an audit of the widow's VA death pension benefits from September 2009 to July 2010, to determine if any money was owed but unpaid and whether it should be used to reimburse the appellant for burial costs.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1407275
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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