The Board has ordered a remand to obtain VA treatment records from the veteran's regular treatment facility and consider whether additional notification or development is required under the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
The deciding factor: There are outstanding VA treatment records that may contain information relevant to the cause of death, as well as potential issues related to the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic esophageal cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 15, 2001
- Citation
- 0104694
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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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