Remanded (sent back)
The claim for an effective date prior to March 20, 2014, for the award of death pension benefits for aid and attendance to the Veteran's surviving spouse is remanded due to missing records.
The deciding factor: Remand necessary to search for any missing paper documents from 2007-2010 that may be relevant to 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
- January 17, 2024
- Citation
- 24002513
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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