The Board finds that further documentation of the Appellant’s marital history is needed due to apparent conflicts in the record regarding her marriage and legal separation from A. D.
The deciding factor: There are apparent conflicts in the record as to whether the Appellant was married to or legally separated from A. D., requiring additional documentation such as relevant marriage certificates, annulment decrees, legal separation agreements, and lay statements from the Appellant’s children.
- 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 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19181092
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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