The Veteran's appeal is remanded due to incomplete information regarding his SSA income. The Board will verify the amount of his SSA benefits and request that he submit EVR and Medical Expense Reports for the specified period.
The deciding factor: Incomplete verification of the Veteran's Social Security Administration (SSA) income prevents a determination on the merits of his pension claims.
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive sleep apnea, acquired psychiatric disorder, esophageal carcinoma, gastroesophageal reflux disease with Barret’s esophagitis, tinnitus, bilateral hearing loss, hypertension, depressed libido, multiplex developmental disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 18, 2020
- Citation
- 20074147
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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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