The Board has determined that both issues need to be remanded due to the lack of a Statement of the Case (SOC) for these matters. The validity of the debt and entitlement to waiver of recovery overpayment are inextricably intertwined.
The deciding factor: Both issues involve procedural deficiencies, specifically the absence of a Statement of the Case (SOC), which is required when an issue has not been addressed by the RO or COWAC.
- 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
- 19129632
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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