The Board has not provided the Veteran and his former spouse with all necessary documents related to their appeal, including copies of the December 2019 Statement of Case (SOC), February 2020 substantive appeal, August 2020 decision, September 2020 Supplemental Statement of the Case (SSOC), May 2020 certification letter, and July and November 2020 docketing letters. The Board has also not provided copies of the October 2020 certification letter to the former spouse. These documents must be sent to both parties.
The deciding factor: The Board failed to provide all necessary correspondence related to the appeal to both the Veteran and his former spouse, which is required by contested claims procedures.
- 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 3, 2023
- Citation
- 23054701
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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.
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