The Board has ordered a remand to review the calculation of an overpayment in VA educational assistance benefits, and to determine if the creation of this overpayment was valid. The Veteran's appeal also includes consideration of whether the overpayment should be waived.
The deciding factor: The validity of the overpayment creation needs to be reviewed through a detailed audit as it is unclear how the overpayment amount was calculated.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19123997
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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