The Board has reopened the appellant's claim for service connection for cause of death due to atherosclerotic heart disease, but the case is remanded for further development and an opinion from a VA physician regarding whether there is a 50 percent probability or greater that the Veteran's death was related to his period of active duty.
The deciding factor: The Board found new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the claim. However, the case must be remanded for further development including an opinion from a VA physician regarding whether there is a 50 percent probability or greater that the Veteran's death was related to his period of active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- atherosclerotic heart disease, cardiac arrest
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 3, 2010
- Citation
- 1007897
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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 granted service connection for multiple conditions, including a bilateral eye disability and cardiovascular conditions, based on the Veteran's in-service occupational exposures.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of death, determining that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran's fatal conditions were caused by his military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for coronary artery disease, myocardial infarction, and atherosclerotic heart disease due to the interwoven issue of character of discharge.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for diabetes mellitus type II, hypertension, and atherosclerotic heart disease based on presumed exposure to herbicides. Erectile dysfunction was also granted as secondary to the service-connected hypertension. Hand tremors were denied.
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