The Veteran's retroactive DEA benefits claim is remanded due to the lack of a Statement of the Case and the need to consider evidence added since the September 2014 Supplemental Statement of the Case, including the August 2017 rating decision backdating his eligibility.
The deciding factor: The effective date for the Veteran's DEA benefits was backdated due to an earlier grant of service connection, but the claim must be readjudicated with all relevant evidence considered since the September 2014 Supplemental Statement of the Case.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19114830
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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.
What you can do next
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