The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient information on the Appellant's income and medical expenses, which are necessary for determining her eligibility for nonservice-connected death pension.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on a lack of sufficient detail regarding the Appellant's income and medical expenses from the period on appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 5, 2019
- Citation
- 19191637
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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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