The Veteran's claim for 'kicker' payments under the Post-9/11 GI Bill is being remanded due to an unavailable education file. The AOJ will attempt to obtain and associate these records with his claims file, notify him of any unobtainable records, and then consider whether further adjudication of the claim is warranted.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's education file is unavailable, preventing the Board from fully reviewing the claim for 'kicker' payments under the Post-9/11 GI Bill.
- 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 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103149
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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