The Board has determined that a remand is necessary to obtain a medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and to ensure compliance with Hupp v. Nicholson, 21 Vet. App. 342 (2007).
The deciding factor: A VA medical opinion is needed to determine whether the service-connected schizophrenia, paranoid type, OCD caused or contributed to the Veteran's death from cardiogenic shock.
- Claimed conditions
- schizophrenia, paranoid type, OCD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2015
- Citation
- 1508659
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeal for an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for schizophrenia, paranoid type.
- Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's acquired psychiatric disorder, including OCD and anxiety, is not related to his service. The claim for service connection is denied.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder (including OCD, anxiety, and depressive disorder), tinnitus, and bilateral hearing loss. The decision is based on the Veteran's in-service noise exposure and his current symptoms.
- Denied
The Veteran's appeal for an increased disability rating in excess of 100 percent for service-connected schizophrenia has been denied. The appeal for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities has also been denied.
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