The appeal is remanded to obtain additional evidence and a medical opinion regarding the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary due to conflicting medical opinions and the need for an updated VA medical opinion on the relationship between service and the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- respiratory failure, pneumothorax, bullous emphysema
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 5, 2008
- Citation
- 0814805
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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