The Veteran's pension benefits are currently being discontinued due to his incarceration. The Board has decided to remand the case for further action, including contacting the Veteran and his spouse to obtain their current contact information.
The deciding factor: The Veteran is incarcerated and his pension benefits have been discontinued as a result of this conviction. The Board needs to ensure that his spouse receives necessary development communications to determine her and the child's entitlement to apportionment.
- 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 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19116568
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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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