Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for burial benefits is remanded to determine if the veteran was receiving military retirement pay at the time of death.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error occurred because there was no development to determine if the veteran was receiving military retirement pay at the time of death.
- 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 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25008264
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