The veteran's death was caused by respiratory arrest, with antecedent causes of cerebral edema and cerebrovascular accident. The appellant is seeking service connection for the cause of her husband's death and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318 (b).
The deciding factor: The appeal involves determining whether the veteran's service-connected conditions contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory arrest, cerebral edema, cerebrovascular accident, sepsis secondary to recurrent infection of the knee joint and gastrocnemius muscles bilaterally
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2003
- Citation
- 0329344
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for cerebrovascular accident, eczema, and valvular heart disease with supraventricular tachycardia to obtain updated TERA memo and VA medical examinations.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for hypertension and conditions secondary to it, including peripheral vascular disease, cerebrovascular accident, left side weakness, and chronic kidney disease.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for hypertension, cerebrovascular accident, and vascular dementia were granted, while his claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was denied.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for cerebrovascular accident, ischemic heart disease, diabetes mellitus, type II, hypertensive heart disease, left lower extremity neuropathy, and left upper extremity neuropathy due to untimely notice of disagreement. The appeal for Parkinsonism was remanded for further development.
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