The Board has remanded the case for additional development due to failure to provide proper VCAA notice.
The deciding factor: The appellant was not provided with adequate VCAA notice, as required by law.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral pulmonary emboli
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 30, 2004
- Citation
- 0411429
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Veteran's service did not include duty in or visitation to Vietnam, and he is thus not presumed to have been exposed to herbicides. His bilateral pulmonary emboli were not present in service or for years thereafter, and are not etiologically related to service.,The Veteran does not have a current respiratory disability other than bilateral pulmonary emboli, and there is no evidence linking his current respiratory condition to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's death was caused by pancreatic cancer with liver metastasis due to bilateral pulmonary emboli. The Board has determined that further development is needed, including for asbestos exposure and Agent Orange exposure claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand to verify the Veteran's service in Vietnam, obtain medical opinions regarding the cause of death and diabetes mellitus, and complete VA Form 21-4142 for treatment information. The claims will be readjudicated after these actions.
- Denied
The Board found that the veteran's death from pulmonary emboli was not caused by VA care, treatment, or examination.
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