The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's in-service hepatitis contributed substantially or materially to his death, and whether he had exposure to herbicides during service. The case will be remanded for these purposes.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that further development is required to ascertain the cause of the Veteran's death and its relation to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic hepatitis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2011
- Citation
- 1139595
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Denied
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's death was due to metastatic adenocarcinoma unknown origin, chronic kidney disease, chronic hepatitis, and hypertension. The Board has remanded the case for further development regarding service connection for cause of death and entitlement to death pension.
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