The Board has decided that the retroactive payment of the Veteran's award due to his recent marriage was not properly transmitted and has ordered a remand for an audit of VA records to ensure successful transmission.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on ambiguity in the banking information provided by the Veteran and the VA, leading to uncertainty about whether the payment reached the correct account.
- 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 18, 2019
- Citation
- 19179476
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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