The Board has ordered additional development to determine if the Veteran's death was caused by or related to his service-connected conditions, including arrhythmia and vascular disease. The appellant is asked to provide any relevant private medical records.
The deciding factor: The Board needs to obtain a supplemental opinion regarding whether the Veteran's arrhythmia and vascular disease are related to his service-connected conditions or POW status.
- Claimed conditions
- ruptured aortic aneurysm
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 26, 2009
- Citation
- 0932024
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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.
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