The Board has ordered the RO/AMC to obtain additional medical records and provide VCAA notice regarding the appellant's claims for service connection for cause of death due to the veteran's cardiorrespiratory failure, and entitlement to DIC under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The Board found that proper VCAA notice was not provided as required by Mayfield v. Nicholson (2006).
- Claimed conditions
- obstructive liver failure, lower GI bleed, renal failure, Hodgkin's lymphoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 1, 2006
- Citation
- 0615860
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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.
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