The appeal is remanded to the RO for proper notice and development.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to a lack of proper notice regarding service connection for the cause of death, including information about the veteran's service-connected disabilities at the time of his death and the evidence required to substantiate a claim based on a disorder not yet service-connected.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 12, 2009
- Citation
- 0901147
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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