The Board finds that a remand is required to determine ETS's countable income and unreimbursed medical expenses for the year 2012, as well as provide a detailed accounting of accrued death pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows discrepancies in the amount of annual income received by ETS and the amount of unreimbursed medical expenses paid, necessitating further development to accurately determine these figures.
- 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 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19106711
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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