The Board found the request for a waiver of recovery of an overpayment of VA pension benefits was timely received. However, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error, the claim is remanded to consider the merits of her waiver claim.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error occurred as the Appellant's waiver request was not actually decided on the merits despite her arguments in favor of a waiver being within 180 days of the May 2022 DMC letter.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 11, 2026
- Citation
- A26022127
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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