The Veteran's daughter is seeking accrued benefits in excess of $731.00, which were initially denied but later awarded $731.00. The VA Fiduciary Unit found that the appellant was not approved to be paid as a home care provider for assistance with activities of daily living by the widow's death pension benefits. On remand, all outstanding documents should be requested and associated with the electronic claims file.
The deciding factor: The VA Fiduciary Unit determined that the appellant was not found to be the caregiver, which affected her eligibility for accrued benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 2, 2018
- Citation
- 18140017
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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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