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
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2018
- Citation
- 1823338
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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: Granted
The Veteran's death was caused by a cerebral vascular accident that occurred during his military service, and the Board has determined this condition is related to his service-connected conditions.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board has granted service connection for subarachnoid hemorrhage as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected migraine headaches. However, it denied service connection for cerebrovascular accident (CVA) as secondary to his service-connected migraines.,The cause of the Veteran's death is dismissed due to incomplete processing after a remand.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the matter to obtain a TERA opinion and relevant treatment records as part of the duty to assist.
- Whole decision: 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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