The Board has remanded the case for further development, including obtaining a medical opinion to determine if any treatment provided by VA contributed to the veteran's death and whether negligence or fault was involved.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for further clarification regarding the specific findings of negligence or fault in the medical care provided by VA personnel.
- Claimed conditions
- pneumonia, cognitive dysfunction, motor dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2006
- Citation
- 0631576
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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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- Denied
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