The Board has decided that the Veteran's claim for nonservice-connected pension benefits should be remanded due to incomplete information provided by the Veteran regarding his income and expenses. The case must be returned after updated information is obtained.
The deciding factor: Incomplete information from the Veteran led to a decision to remand the case for further action.
- 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
- 19159867
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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.
What you can do next
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