The Veteran's surviving spouse was awarded death pension by a decision entered in June 2017. The appellant, the deceased spouse's daughter, seeks retroactive benefits due to her mother's expenses during her last illness and burial. The appeal is remanded for the appellant to provide detailed accounting of all expenses incurred.
The deciding factor: The appellant needs to provide a detailed accounting of all expenses she incurred in connection with her mother’s last illness and burial.
- 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 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19150836
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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