The Veteran's surviving spouse is seeking an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for adenocarcinoma of the right lung, based on substitution. The case has been remanded due to a hearing request.
The deciding factor: The appellant requested a Travel Board hearing before the RO but withdrew it and requested a videoconference hearing instead. The Veteran's death prevented this from being scheduled.
- Claimed conditions
- adenocarcinoma of the right lung
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 13, 2015
- Citation
- 1529969
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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