The Board has ordered a remand for the VA to review and determine if the debt of $96,847 was validly created. The Veteran's current conservator should be given another opportunity to provide complete income and expense information which could reduce the amount of the declared debt. If any new financial documentation is received or if the April 2018 audit did not cover certain points, then a new audit must be prepared. The COWC should then address the question of timeliness again, taking into consideration the questions raised above regarding the conservator's March 2012 communication and the doctrine of equitable tolling.
The deciding factor: The VA needs to review if the debt was validly created based on new information provided by the Veteran's current conservator.
- Claimed conditions
- disabling stroke
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2018
- Citation
- 18141436
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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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