The Board remands the matter of entitlement to the payment of nonservice-connected pension benefits for further development and readjudication.
The deciding factor: Further AOJ action is required to correct duty to assist errors that occurred prior to the July 2022 decision on appeal, including clarification of countable income and unreimbursed medical expenses.
- 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 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24072857
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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