The Board denied the appellant's claim for accrued benefits as there were no benefits due to the Veteran but unpaid prior to his last date of entitlement. The claim was also remanded for readjudication of the entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death using the modernized review system evidentiary standard.
The deciding factor: The decision denied accrued benefits as there were no pending claims at the time of the Veteran's death, and the current claim was untimely. The matter was remanded due to an error by the AOJ in applying the correct evidentiary standard for readjudication under the modernized review system.
- 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 11, 2024
- Citation
- A24065350
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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