Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's daughter, R.C., is being considered for recognition as the helpless child of the Veteran due to her permanent incapacity for self-support prior to reaching 18 years old. Additional development is needed to obtain medical records from SSA and other providers.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are required to determine if R.C. qualifies as a helpless child under VA regulations.
- 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 21, 2019
- Citation
- 19187385
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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