The Board has remanded the case for further action on whether a December 2010 rating decision denying dependency and indemnity compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 was clearly and unmistakably erroneous, as well as to obtain relevant VA treatment records.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there were outstanding relevant VA treatment records which have not been requested and ordered their acquisition before adjudicating the clear and unmistakable error claim.
- 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 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19190199
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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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