The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining records of the January 1963 post-mortem examination and reviewing medical reports to determine if a subarachnoid hemorrhage was a contributory cause of the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The Board is requesting additional evidence from the appellant and other sources in order to make an informed decision on whether the Veteran's death can be attributed to his service-connected condition or any other factors.
- Claimed conditions
- subarachnoid hemorrhage
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2018
- Citation
- 1823338
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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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- Partly granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, entitlement to Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, entitlement to accrued benefits, and entitlement to survivor's pension due to incomplete development and need for additional medical opinions.
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