The Veteran's claim for a higher nonservice-connected pension payment rate is remanded due to the need for additional information and review of overpayments incurred during his incarceration.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further development, including obtaining SSA information for the Veteran's spouse and addressing the entire debt created by overpayments, is necessary to properly adjudicate the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2023
- Citation
- 23059701
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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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