The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence of record regarding the Veteran's medical treatment leading up to his death and a need for clarification on the cause of death.
The deciding factor: Additional medical records are needed to determine if the Veteran's PTSD was a contributing factor to his illnesses and ultimate death.
- Claimed conditions
- ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 18, 2009
- Citation
- 0918537
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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.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and determined that July 30, 2012 is the earliest effective date allowed. The decision does not address any other issues or provide a rating assigned.
- Granted
The Veteran's cause of death, a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, was determined to be the result of an injury during his INACDUTRA (inactive duty training) period. The Board found that service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death is warranted due to the evidence being in equipoise as to whether the injury led to the rupture.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for cause of the Veteran’s death and denied nonservice-connected death pension benefits. The Veteran died from a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm, multiple-organ system failure, shock, and hypertension. There was no evidence linking his death to service or any service-connected disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's death was not due to a service-connected disability, and the appellant's son does not meet the basic requirements for educational assistance under Chapter 35 of Title 38 U.S.C.
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