Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete review of the Veteran's income and financial information, which may affect his eligibility for nonservice-connected pension.
The deciding factor: Income verification is required to determine if the Veteran meets the maximum annual pension rate (MAPR) criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- permanent and total disability from nonservice-connected disabilities
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19132345
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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