The Board has determined that the Appellant's request for waiver of overpayment of death pension benefits was not timely filed and has therefore remanded the case to issue a statement of the case regarding the validity of the debt.
The deciding factor: The Appellant did not submit a timely waiver request as she submitted a NOD disputing the validity of the debt rather than requesting a waiver within 180 days of receipt of the DMC's first demand letter.
- 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 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19183050
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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