The Board has remanded the appeal due to the need for additional development, including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's presumed herbicide agent exposure or his coronary artery disease caused or contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: The Board found that additional medical and non-medical evidence is needed to determine the cause of the Veteran's death and evaluate service connection based on presumed Agent Orange exposure and coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Large left MCA stroke, Atrial fibrillation, Aortic valve disorder, Dementia
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2018
- Citation
- 1813222
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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.
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