Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the issue of waiver of overpayment due to concurrent receipt of VA compensation benefits and military drill pay. The Veteran's statements regarding the validity of the debt need to be verified by contacting DFAS or other appropriate Federal records repositories.
The deciding factor: The validity of the debt needs to be verified as per the Veteran's statements.
- 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
- A20015763
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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