The Board is remanding the case to provide a supplemental statement of the case explaining the April 2015 audit and addressing whether excessive funds were recouped, including a December 2008 education debt and November 2010 education benefit payment.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on an improper withholding of benefits due to drill pay days for fiscal years 2009-2012 without proper explanation or consideration of the Veteran's claims regarding recouped funds.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 16, 2018
- Citation
- 18150925
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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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