The Board has decided that the amount of offset from DIC benefits due to a Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) settlement should be determined. The case is being remanded for further investigation into who received what portion of the $525,000 settlement.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to address the allocation and distribution of the FTCA settlement proceeds among the appellant, her estate, and the daughter of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19145054
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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