The Board has remanded the case due to the need for additional development, including obtaining medical records and opinions from specialists regarding the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The decision is pending further review based on new evidence and clarification of medical issues.
- Claimed conditions
- septic shock, Clostridium difficile colitis, post-operative status coronary bypass, coronary atherosclerosis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 10, 2004
- Citation
- 0403793
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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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- Granted
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