The Board has remanded the issues of whether an overpayment of VA nonservice-connected pension benefits was validly created and if the appellant is entitled to a waiver of the overpayment. The appeal involves the appellant's incarceration following a felony conviction, which resulted in retroactive termination of his nonservice-connected pension benefits.
The deciding factor: The Board found that remand is necessary to provide a full accounting of any pension benefits paid to the appellant during his incarceration period.
- 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 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19183737
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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