The Board has denied the claims of service connection for the cause of death, entitlement to accrued benefits, and eligibility for nonservice-connected death pension benefits due to lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was submitted to reopen any of the previously denied claims.
- Claimed conditions
- cardio-respiratory arrest, mass, right side of the lung (considered as a malignancy), pleural effusion
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 19, 2010
- Citation
- 1010536
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal for an increased rating for pleural effusion was dismissed because the veteran died while the appeal was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to a duty to assist error, requiring a VA examination to determine if the Veteran's pancreatic condition is related to his service.
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