The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate September 2008 VA examination and new evidence submitted by the appellant. The Veteran's death is being reconsidered, but the service connection for the cause of death remains undecided.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on a remand order requiring additional development and medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of death
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2010
- Citation
- 1031632
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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