The Veteran's death was caused by ischemic stroke, renal failure, and pneumonia. The Board has ordered additional development to determine if a service-connected disability contributed to the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The VA physician will review the medical records to determine whether any service-connected disabilities contributed substantially or materially to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Ischemic stroke, Renal failure, Pneumonia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 28, 2011
- Citation
- 1143398
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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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that none of the listed causes were related to his military service and no service-connected disability contributed to his death.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim of service connection for cause of death, finding that his service-connected conditions did not contribute to his death. The evidence showed well-controlled heart symptoms prior to death and no causal relationship between anxiety and cardiopulmonary disease or renal failure.
- Granted
The Veteran's entitlement to higher disability ratings for residuals of ischemic stroke, specifically left lower extremity and left upper extremity paralysis, is granted starting from June 23, 2020. The initial rating was 100 percent until December 2020, then reduced to 10 percent. Higher initial ratings are now granted for the left upper and lower extremities under DCs 8514 and 8520 respectively.
- Denied
The Board denied the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that there is no evidence to support a causal relationship between the Veteran's military service and his death.
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