Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue of the appellant's eligibility for direct payment of attorney fees based on past-due benefits awarded in a March 2018 rating decision.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary as an SOC has never been issued and Manlincon v. West, 12 Vet. App. 238, 240-241 (1999) requires it.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23000046
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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