The Board has remanded the case due to unclear information regarding the amount paid by the appellant for K.B.'s last sickness and burial expenses. The exact amount is needed to determine if it exceeds what was owed at the time of K.B.'s death.
The deciding factor: Further development is required to accurately determine the actual amount paid by the appellant for K.B.'s care during her last sickness.
- 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 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19126319
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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