The Board is remanding the case to determine if a service-connected disability was the principal or contributory cause of the veteran's death, and to obtain additional medical records.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary to determine if a service-connected disability was the principal or contributory cause of the veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- filariasis, elephantiasis, lymphangitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 7, 2006
- Citation
- 0610225
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.
- Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by a myocardial infarction, which is considered service-connected due to his pre-existing psychiatric condition and malaria.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for blood poisoning residuals, including cellulitis and lymphangitis, finding no current disability related to these conditions.
- Denied
The veteran's service-connected filariasis is manifested by pain and tenderness of the scrotal area, and mild thickening of the scrotal skin. The Board finds that an evaluation in excess of 10 percent for this condition is not warranted.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, effective from the date of the February 2025 rating decision.
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