Remanded (sent back)

The Board of Veterans' Appeals has remanded the case due to uncertainty regarding the Appellant's military service qualification for VA pension benefits. The AOJ must obtain a copy of any updated DD Form 214 or DD Form 215 from the appropriate sources and associate it with the claims file.

The deciding factor: The appeal is unclear due to missing information about the Appellant's military records, specifically his DD Form 214 or DD Form 215.

Claimed conditions: Not specified in this decision
How they argued it: Not specified
Exposure basis: None
Rating assigned: None in this decision
Decision date: February 1, 2019
Citation: 19107815

Veterans Law Judge

Keith W. Allen

Decisions by this judge: 2,669 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)

Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.

This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 19107815.

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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