The Veteran's spouse, V.H., died in January 2012 and was awarded death pension benefits. The appellant and her husband contend that payment of the accrued benefits is warranted because they bore the expense of last sickness. They submitted Care Expense Statements but additional expenses were found to be unpaid. The Board has decided to remand the case for the appellant to submit any evidence showing she paid for additional expenses.
The deciding factor: The appellant did not provide sufficient evidence to support her claim that she paid for all expenses related to V.H.'s last sickness and burial.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 12, 2018
- Citation
- 18118105
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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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