The Board is remanding the case for further development, including obtaining medical opinions regarding service connection for the cause of the veteran's death and DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: Further medical opinions are needed to determine if the veteran's renal disease was related to his service or caused by his service-connected infectious hepatitis, which may affect the outcome of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- end stage renal disease, infectious hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 14, 2004
- Citation
- 0412589
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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 matter for further development, including obtaining additional medical records and a new opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his end stage renal disease and systolic heart failure were not related to his military service or any service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of the cause of the Veteran's death to correct a duty to assist error, specifically regarding an inadequate medical opinion on the etiology of end stage renal disease.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for a survivor's pension was denied due to the appellant's countable income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for cause of death.
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