The Veteran's overpayment of VA compensation benefits is being remanded for a determination on whether the creation of the debt was valid due to administrative error. The issue of waiver of indebtedness will be addressed after this determination.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that the proper creation of the overpayment debt must be determined before considering the Veteran's request for waiver of indebtedness.
- 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 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19133299
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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