The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining medical records and providing a VA opinion on whether any of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed to his death or were related to his military service. The appellant is also being asked to provide information about her eligibility to be recognized as a substitute for the pending claim.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to incomplete medical records and the need for additional development, including obtaining relevant treatment records and providing a VA opinion on the Veteran's cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- advanced dementia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 31, 2015
- Citation
- 1554431
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected bilateral foot and lower extremity disabilities contributed to his death by causing a fall that resulted in a femur fracture.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected head injury substantially contributed to his development of dementia which caused his death. The decision is based on medical opinions supporting this conclusion.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's cause of death was not caused by his service-connected disabilities and he did not meet the criteria for SMC based on need for aid and attendance or housebound status.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied reopening the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death and DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 due to lack of new and material evidence.
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