The Veteran died from cardio respiratory arrest, and the Board is remanding the case for additional development to determine if his death was caused by service-connected conditions.
The deciding factor: Additional evidence is needed to establish whether the cause of death was related to service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- cardio respiratory arrest, chronic bronchial asthma, pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), chronic cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2011
- Citation
- 1126821
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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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