The Board has remanded the case due to a need for a VA opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's cause of death and service connection.
The deciding factor: A VA physician is needed to review the evidence and provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the veteran's dilated cardiomyopathy existed during his active service or was related to a viral syndrome during his active service.
- Claimed conditions
- dilated cardiomyopathy
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 29, 2001
- Citation
- 0102553
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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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