The Board has determined that the SOC issued in October 2016 is materially defective and does not provide appropriate due process. The case is being remanded to issue a corrective supplemental statement of the case (SSOC). Additionally, the AOJ should obtain and associate with the claims file any outstanding IVM documents from 1997.
The deciding factor: The SOC issued in October 2016 incorrectly indicated that the appeal stemmed from an August 2013 determination and June 2015 notice of disagreement, rather than the June 2000 determination and July 2000 notice of disagreement as specified in the prior remand. The overpayment amounts were also incorrect.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 5, 2018
- Citation
- 1800740
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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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