The Board is remanding the case to determine if any of the veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or contributed to his death from cancer.
The deciding factor: The VA needs clarification on whether one or more of the veteran's service-connected disabilities caused or substantially contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral adenocarcinoma of adrenal, myelofibrosis/agnoganic myeloid metaplastic anemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 2, 2004
- Citation
- 0408626
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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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