The Board has remanded the case for further development and review, including obtaining medical records and verifying the veteran's status as a POW. The issue of nonservice-connected death pension benefits is also being addressed due to the appellant filing a notice of disagreement.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to verify the veteran's service history and any relevant medical records, which may impact the determination of service connection for the cause of death and the entitlement to death pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of death: cardiopulmonary arrest secondary to partial gut obstruction secondary to post-operative adhesions
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2004
- Citation
- 0405590
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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.
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