The Board has decided to remand the case for further development, including obtaining service personnel records and determining if the veteran served in Korea. The cause of death claim will be reconsidered after this additional information is obtained.
The deciding factor: Further investigation into the veteran's overseas units of assignment is required to determine if he served in Korea, which could impact his eligibility for service connection for the cause of his death.
- Claimed conditions
- deformity of the duodenal bulb, subtotal gastrectomy for hemorrhaging duodenal ulcer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2005
- Citation
- 0503128
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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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