The Board has decided that the change in the Veteran's Means Test eligibility category from copay exempt to prescription copay for income year 2016 was not proper and has remanded the case for further action.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to verify the Veteran's income information provided by the IRS and Social Security Administration for 2016, which was not directly cited due to privacy concerns.
- 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 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19177774
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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