Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is remanded to verify if he served on active duty during the Korean War, as his service records were destroyed in a fire. The Board finds that without this verification, the Veteran does not have the requisite wartime service for pension eligibility.
The deciding factor: Verification of the Veteran's service during the Korean War was requested due to the destruction of his original service 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
- October 7, 2020
- Citation
- 20065350
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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