The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the source of the Veteran's Methadone and Oxycodone usage, as well as whether there was willful misconduct involved in his death. The case is remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: Additional development is required to ascertain the source of the Veteran's prescription of Methadone and to address any potential issue of willful misconduct resulting in his death.
- Claimed conditions
- fibromyalgia with multiple joint pain and arthralgias, chronic fatigue syndrome, left knee degenerative joint disease, muscle tension headaches, prostatitis, irritable bowel syndrome, epidural cysts of the chest, back, and scrotum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2010
- Citation
- 1032747
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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
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