The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information regarding the Veteran's caregiver expenses, which could affect his eligibility for nonservice-connected pension benefits from August 1, 2012.
The deciding factor: Insufficient information about the specific amount and dates of caregiver expenses makes it unclear whether they can be deducted and if the Veteran meets the income-eligibility test for nonservice-connected pension.
- 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 3, 2019
- Citation
- 19176021
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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