The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine if the Veteran's death was caused by a service-connected disability or if it should have been service connected. The appellant must provide information about any medical treatment received for her husband during his lifetime, including terminal care records.
The deciding factor: The cause of death listed on the Veteran's death certificate does not indicate that any service-connected disability contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Cerebrovascular accident (stroke), Cardiac arrest, Respiratory arrest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2016
- Citation
- 1624605
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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: Denied
The Board has determined that the Veteran's death was not caused by any service-connected disability, and therefore denied entitlement to service connection for the cause of his death.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's back condition and stroke were granted service connection, with the back condition receiving a 40% rating effective January 4, 2024. The Veteran's stroke received a 100% rating effective April 15, 2024, and a 10% rating effective November 1, 2024. Special monthly compensation at the housebound rate was also granted from April 15, 2024 to October 31, 2024.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain relevant SSA records that could provide information pertinent to the Veteran's appeal.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding no evidence that a disability incurred in or aggravated by service either caused or contributed substantially to his cardiac arrest.
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