The Board is remanding the case for further development, including obtaining medical records from Maimonides Medical Center and Dr. Berger, to adjudicate the claim under the theory that the veteran's service-connected prostate gland disability contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: Further development is needed to ensure all relevant medical records are obtained before deciding on the merits of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- Prostate gland condition, Kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 1, 2007
- Citation
- 0712883
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What this means for you
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