The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to the need for a supplemental statement of the case (SSOC) addressing whether A. should be recognized as his dependent child based on school attendance and/or status as a helpless child.
The deciding factor: The issue was not fully addressed in the previous decision, which only considered the removal of A. from the Veteran's award of VA disability compensation due to her attainment of age 18.
- 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
- 19150338
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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