The appellant's status as either the Veteran’s fiduciary or his surviving child does not give her standing to have entitlement to accrued benefits. The Board finds that a remand is necessary for additional development to determine what expenses the appellant reported on the VA Form 21P-601 and attachments submitted in August 2018 were paid for the Veteran’s last illness.
The deciding factor: The Board cannot determine whether some of the medical expenses the appellant has claimed are related to the Veteran's last illness due to lack of relevant medical records.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20021140
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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.
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