The Veteran seeks increased dependency compensation through recognition of his adult daughter S.B. as his helpless child for the purposes of receiving additional compensation for dependents, including children who are under 18 or permanently incapable of self-support before age 18. The case is remanded due to incomplete medical and educational records.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical and educational records prevent a fully informed decision on the merits of the claim.
- 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 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19164533
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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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