The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death was aspiration pneumonia due to or as a consequence of cerebral vascular accident. The appellant is seeking service connection for these conditions and Dependents' Educational Assistance under Chapter 35. The appeal is being remanded to obtain VA medical records from Albuquerque, New Mexico.
The deciding factor: The Board has determined that the cause of death was not due to any service-connected condition, thus requiring further investigation into the veteran's treatment history.
- Claimed conditions
- aspiration pneumonia, cerebral vascular accident
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 27, 2000
- Citation
- 0016889
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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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