The Board has remanded the case for further development and examination of K.B. to determine if he was permanently incapable of self-support before his 18th birthday, and for issuance of a SOC regarding J.B.'s helpless child benefits claim.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to assess K.B.'s condition at age 18 and whether he was permanently incapable of self-support.
- Claimed conditions
- Schizophrenia, Cardiac problems, Bipolar disorder, HIV infection
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1604265
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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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