The Board has remanded the case for further investigation regarding the veteran's marriage to his spouse and her status as a surviving spouse.
The deciding factor: More development is needed with regard to the appellant's marital status at the time of the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Cause of death: Acute heroin/cocaine intoxication
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0007616
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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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