The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty-to-assist error regarding the reduction of VA disability compensation for concurrent receipt of active service drill pay during FY 2018. The Board requests additional military pay records from DFAS or any other appropriate source.
The deciding factor: There was an inconsistency in the number of training days reported by the Veteran and the information provided by the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC).
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 20, 2020
- Citation
- A20015757
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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