The Board has decided that the decedent's service status in the United States Coast Guard needs to be verified, and the case is being sent back for further action.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the AOJ did not attempt to verify the decedent’s asserted service in the Coast Guard, which is a primary factor to the appellant's claim of non-service connected death pension benefits.
- 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 27, 2019
- Citation
- 19150145
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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