The appeal is remanded to the RO for further development and adjudication of the issue of entitlement to an earlier effective date for the award of service connection for the cause of the veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The case is inextricably intertwined with the appellant's assertion of CUE in a previous rating decision, which must be addressed before the effective date issue can be properly adjudicated.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 22, 2008
- Citation
- 0816807
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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