The Board has determined that the appellant's claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, entitlement to accrued benefits, and entitlement to death pension benefits are not properly before it due to a need for further development regarding the characterization of the Veteran's military service. The case is therefore being remanded for this purpose.
The deciding factor: The appellant's claims include issues related to the cause of the Veteran's death, as well as entitlement to accrued benefits and death pension benefits. However, these claims are not properly before the Board at this time due to a need for further development regarding the characterization of the Veteran's military service with recognized guerrillas in the Republic of the Philippines during World War II.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of death
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2015
- Citation
- 1514000
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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 Board dismissed the appeal because the Appellant did not specify which specific decision or issue she disagreed with, specifically regarding her claim for service connection related to Camp Lejeune exposure.
- Dismissed
The Board has already granted service connection for the cause of death in a previous decision, and no new issues are pending. The current appeal is dismissed.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for the Veteran's cause of death is dismissed due to concurrent election.
- Granted
The Board has granted an earlier effective date of July 1, 2014 for dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) based on the appellant's claim received within one year following the Veteran's death.
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