The Veteran's claim for non-service-connected disability pension benefits is remanded due to the inextricably intertwined nature of his special monthly pension claim. The Board will adjudicate both claims together and return them if necessary.
The deciding factor: The underlying pension claim cannot be decided without resolving the special monthly pension issue, as their determination depends on each other.
- 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 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20006137
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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