The Board has remanded the case due to an incorrect application of the accrued benefits standard. The appellant's claims are now considered as a substituted claimant.
The deciding factor: The decision was incorrectly readjudicated using the accrued benefits standard, and thus requires reconsideration under the correct standard for a substituted claimant.
- 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 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165408
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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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