The Board has determined that the proceeds of the Veteran's National Service Life Insurance (NSLI) policy should be distributed according to a settlement agreement between the appellant and the Veteran's three children. However, due to potential legal complications, the case is being remanded for the ROIC to make an initial determination regarding the proper disbursement of the proceeds in accordance with the February 2014 settlement agreement.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the parties have reached an agreement on how the proceeds should be distributed but cannot enforce this agreement due to legal constraints and must therefore remand for further action by the ROIC.
- 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 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19195922
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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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