The Veteran's daughter is seeking death pension benefits based on her status as a helpless child. The Board has ordered the VA to obtain medical records and conduct an examination to determine if she became permanently incapable of self-support by reason of a mental or physical disability prior to attaining 18 years of age.
The deciding factor: The decision was remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for further evaluation regarding the Appellant's eligibility for helpless child benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- sensorineural hearing loss
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19148985
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for an etiological opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected sensorineural hearing loss was a contributory cause of death.
- Partly granted
The appeal was denied for an increased rating of tinnitus and remanded for further development on other service connection claims.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claims for service connection for a muscle condition and sensorineural hearing loss due to untimely Notice of Disagreement filings.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for sensorineural hearing loss and remanded the remaining claims for further development.
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