The Board has remanded the case due to a discrepancy in military retirement benefits included as income during the annualization period. The AOJ needs to verify if the Veteran received any military retirement benefits from January 30, 2014, to prior to February 1, 2015.
The deciding factor: The RO incorrectly included military retirement benefits in the Veteran's total countable income during the annualization period, leading to an incorrect determination of pension eligibility.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20000879
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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