The Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment of VA non-service connected pension benefits was timely filed, and the case is being remanded to the Committee on Waivers and Compromises for further review.
The deciding factor: The Veteran submitted a timely statement requesting a waiver of the overpayment within 180 days of receiving notification from the VA 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
- April 16, 2019
- Citation
- 19129497
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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