The Board has remanded the case for further action on two issues: determining an effective date prior to June 4, 2013 for the award of VA death pension benefits and whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the April 1982 decision which discontinued the payment of survivor’s pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appellant has appealed the effective date of the award of survivor's pension and alleged CUE in the April 1982 decision to discontinue pension benefits, requiring further explanation and legal criteria for assignment of an effective date.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2018
- Citation
- 18130385
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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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