Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to an error in calculating the appellant's interest income, which affects her VA death pension benefit amounts for the period from May 2015 to March 2016. The AOJ needs to provide a clear explanation and recalculate the benefit.
The deciding factor: The calculation of annual interest income was not properly verified or justified in the original decision.
- 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 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20003164
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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