Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal for nonservice-connected pension benefits is remanded due to a lack of verification of his claimed service with the Department of the Army. The AOJ needs to provide evidence showing that the Department of the Army has delegated verification of service to the National Personnel Records Center (NPRC).
The deciding factor: Verification of the Veteran's alleged service with the Department of the Army is required due to a previous remand directive.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19100671
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.
What you can do next
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