The Board has determined that the Veteran did not have qualifying service to qualify for nonservice-connected death pension benefits. The appeal is being remanded for further action on the issue of service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's service was not recognized as qualifying service, thus precluding eligibility for nonservice-connected death pension benefits.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiopulmonary failure, Embolization, Epidermoid CA perineum
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 22, 2018
- Citation
- 18113398
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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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