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Remanded (sent back)

The Board has remanded the cases for further development and adjudication due to issues related to overpayment of pension benefits, including the validity of its creation and waiver.

The deciding factor: The validity of the debt's creation must be resolved before considering the waiver request.

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 27, 2019
Citation
19189770

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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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