The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information regarding the payment of aid and attendance benefits for the period between May 2014 and May 2015. The appellant needs to provide documentation about payments made for her mother's last illness, funeral, and burial.
The deciding factor: Incomplete information provided by the appellant regarding payments made for the surviving spouse's last illness, funeral, and burial prevented a complete audit of compensation benefits paid.
- 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 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19176863
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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