The Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment was not timely filed, and the validity of the debt due to fugitive felon status needs to be adjudicated. The case is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision found that the Veteran's request for a waiver of overpayment was not submitted within the required 180-day period following notification of indebtedness, and also needed to determine if the debt due to fugitive felon status was valid.
- 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
- 20067721
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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