The Veteran disputes the number of days he was paid for drill during FY 2015, and the resulting withholding by VA to recoup that pay. The AOJ issued a statement of the case (SOC) but it was returned as undeliverable in December 2017. A new SOC was sent to the Veteran's address in February 2018, but it did not include an explanation of reasons and bases for its decision. The Board concludes that the Veteran should be provided with a complete SOC.
The deciding factor: The incomplete and confusing SOC issued by the AOJ led to the Veteran's confusion over the issue on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19159368
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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.
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