The Board has decided to remand the case due to a conflict in the decision regarding the creation of the debt and the concurrent receipt of drill pay and VA compensation benefits. The validity of the debt must be reviewed before considering the waiver request.
The deciding factor: Resolution of the creation issue must precede consideration of the waiver issue.
- 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 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19160181
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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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