The Veteran's request for a waiver of recovery of the overpayment of compensation benefits in the amount of $16,352.08 is timely and the appeal is remanded to adjudicate the issue.
The deciding factor: The Veteran did not receive the notification letter within the required 180-day period due to circumstances beyond his control (transfer between prison facilities).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19182997
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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