The Veteran's request for waiver of an overpayment of vocational and rehabilitation benefits was denied as not timely filed. The Board is unable to locate the requested documents, including the August 2018 waiver request and the complete vocational and rehabilitation folder.
The deciding factor: The denial of the waiver request was based on a lack of timeliness due to an unaccounted for delay in receipt of notification of indebtedness.
- 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 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19178455
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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