The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the Appellant's monthly caregiver expense and other unreimbursed medical expenses, which may affect her income eligibility for VA survivor pension benefits.
The deciding factor: Incomplete documentation of the Appellant's monthly caregiver expense and other unreimbursed medical expenses makes it unclear whether these can be deducted from her countable income.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19175609
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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