The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient information provided in the August 2018 decision regarding accrued benefits. The appellant is seeking additional accrued benefits for her care of the Veteran, and the VA needs to determine if SMC should be awarded at a rate above L-1, calculate the total amount of accrued benefits payable, determine the full expense she bore during the period from October 28, 2002 to March [redacted], 2007, explain the basis for the November 2013 grant of $29,656.00 in accrued benefits, and decide if additional accrued benefits are payable.
The deciding factor: The Board's decision was insufficient due to lack of information regarding the calculation of accrued benefits and SMC rates.
- Claimed conditions
- rheumatic heart disease, prostatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22018996
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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.
What you can do next
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