The Board has remanded the case for additional development and notification, including providing proper notice of new and material evidence requirements.
The deciding factor: The claims were previously denied due to lack of timely NODs. The current appeal is about reopening the claims rather than establishing service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- DIC, Death Pension, Accrued Benefits
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 27, 2016
- Citation
- 1616771
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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 denied the Appellant's claim for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation (DIC) because she did not submit new and relevant evidence with her supplemental claim application.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the appeals for service connection for cause of death, DIC benefits, and accrued benefits as they have been granted.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for cause of death and DIC effective July 11, 2013. The decision is based on new evidence received after the initial denial in September 2013.
- Granted
The Veteran's nervous tics were found to be related to his service in the Southwest Asia theatre, and service connection for this condition is granted. The other issues on appeal are remanded.
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