The Board remands the issue of whether I.J.G. is properly recognized as the Veteran's surviving spouse and substitute claimant to pursue the Veteran's pending appeal to completion due to a lack of proper contested claim procedures.
The deciding factor: Remand required to ensure compliance with additional regulations for a 'contested claim' involving recognition of the Veteran's surviving spouse and substitute claimant.
- 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 5, 2024
- Citation
- 24032595
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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