The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete information and need for further medical opinions. The appellant's claim for service connection for the cause of her husband's death is being reviewed, as well as a claim for accrued benefits related to bladder cancer.
The deciding factor: Incomplete or insufficient evidence requires additional clarification and evaluation from medical experts.
- Claimed conditions
- bladder cancer, pancreatic cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2006
- Citation
- 0613963
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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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