The Board is remanding the case to provide proper VCAA notice and to consider whether new evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim for service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The previous denial was based on a VA medical opinion stating that there were no debilitating effects or general impairment of health as a result of the service-connected hepatitis. The appellant needs to submit new and material evidence to show that her husband’s death was due to his service-connected condition.
- Claimed conditions
- hepatic renal syndrome, liver cirrhosis, alcoholic hepatitis, ileus
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0809600
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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.
- Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by a disability incurred or aggravated in service, and the Board denied the claim for service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for back disability, gastrointestinal condition, gynecomastia, kidney lesion, and liver cirrhosis due to lack of evidence linking these conditions to his military service. The case is remanded for further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty-to-assist error that occurred prior to the rating decision on appeal. The Veteran's fatty liver disease, post-liver transplant, is being remanded for an addendum opinion addressing the etiology of his liver disorders before and after his liver transplant.
- Dismissed
Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. The claims for service connection on all listed conditions are not before the Board.
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