The Board has remanded the case due to the need for a VA medical opinion regarding whether the veteran's death was related to service or a service-connected condition, and because records from Dorothy McCormick Center and Tri-State Radiation Oncology are needed.
The deciding factor: The cause of the veteran's death is anoxic brain injury, which may be related to hypertension (a service-connected condition) and PTSD (not yet established as service-connected). The Board needs further medical opinion regarding whether these conditions contributed to the death.
- Claimed conditions
- anoxic brain injury, hypotension, bradycardia
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 2, 2007
- Citation
- 0723901
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Board has dismissed the Veteran's appeal for service connection for various conditions including hypoglycemia, sinusitis, left foot pes planus, right foot pes planus, right foot plantar fasciitis, left ankle pain, left hip osteoarthritis, left knee sprain, bradycardia, dry eye, hernia, hypercholesterolemia, and bilateral hearing loss.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for a back condition and bradycardia, finding that the conditions began during active duty service and persisted thereafter.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for obstructive sleep apnea, bradycardia, and high cholesterol (claimed as dyslipidemia) due to a lack of evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.,Specifically, the VA examiner found no current diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnea or bradycardia, and concluded that any such conditions were not related to the Veteran's military service.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis for any of the claimed conditions and thus, service connection is denied.
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