The Board is remanding the case to obtain a copy of a November 2, 2011 letter from the Debt Management Center informing the appellant of the DEA benefits debt and the time period for requesting a waiver.
The deciding factor: The AOJ failed to comply with the September 2018 remand directive regarding obtaining the November 2, 2011, letter from the Debt Management Center.
- 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 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19116471
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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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