The Board has ordered the VA to obtain all relevant medical records and provide an updated opinion from a VA physician regarding whether the veteran's cause of death, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is related to his military service. The case will be remanded for further review.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional evidence was needed to determine if the veteran's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis had its onset during his periods of active duty or is otherwise related to either period of military service or any event thereof, including his prisoner-of-war experience.
- Claimed conditions
- amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 5, 2006
- Citation
- 0616385
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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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- Dismissed
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- Denied
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- Granted
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