The Board has remanded the case for a new opinion regarding whether hepatitis in service is related to hepatitis noted on the Veteran's death certificate. The issue remains pending.
The deciding factor: The Joint Motion instructed that a remand was necessary for a new opinion regarding the relationship between hepatitis in service and hepatitis noted on the Veteran's death certificate.
- Claimed conditions
- Myocardial failure, Congestive heart failure, Hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 29, 2013
- Citation
- 1327735
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
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