The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate notice and the need for a medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's death was related to herbicide exposure in service.
The deciding factor: The appeal involves reopening a previously denied claim, which requires evidence not previously considered. The cause of death is being evaluated based on potential herbicide exposure during service.
- Claimed conditions
- severe coagulopathy, obstructive jaundice, cholangiocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 29, 2010
- Citation
- 1015725
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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 an effective date of November 30, 2016, but not earlier, for the award of service connection for cholangiocarcinoma.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, cholangiocarcinoma, based on evidence supporting a direct relationship between the disease and the Veteran's in-service exposure to Agent Orange.
- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal for a survivor's pension was denied due to the appellant's countable income exceeding the maximum annual pension rate. The Board also remanded the issue of service connection for cause of death.
- Granted
The Veteran was granted service connection for cholangiocarcinoma and lung cancer effective October 25, 2012.,Special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance is also awarded effective October 25, 2012.
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