The Board has determined that the cause of the veteran's death is due to acute fluorocarbon intoxication, but it is unclear whether this was a service-connected condition. The appeal is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The cause of death is not clearly established as being related to service or service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Acute Fluorocarbon Intoxication
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2006
- Citation
- 0631364
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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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