The Board has determined that additional development is necessary in the current appeal, including obtaining medical opinions to address the etiology of the veteran's cause of death and whether his service-connected conditions contributed substantially or materially to his death.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there are insufficient medical opinions addressing the factors delineated in 38 C.F.R. § 3.312, which are necessary for a comprehensive analysis of the etiology of the veteran's cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- alcoholic cirrhosis, right lower lobe lung mass
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2008
- Citation
- 0824643
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to alcoholic cirrhosis, as it was not related to the Veteran's military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient opinions regarding whether PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disability existed during service and its relation to current conditions, as well as determining if any psychiatric disorder was a substantial or contributing factor in the Veteran's death.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for alcoholic cirrhosis, finding that it is proximately caused by the Veteran's service-connected PTSD.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to new and material evidence. The case is now remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from a specific period and seeking an opinion on whether PTSD or an acquired psychiatric disability existed during service and its relationship to current conditions.
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