The Board is remanding the case for additional development, including obtaining a copy of an October 2007 VA medical opinion and obtaining a new VA medical opinion regarding the etiology of the Veteran's adenocarcinoma.
The deciding factor: The Board finds that substantial compliance with prior remand directives has not been provided and requires further development to obtain missing evidence and provide a comprehensive VA medical opinion on the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Adenocarcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1712055
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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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