The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a lack of evidence linking his death to active service.,Non-service-connected death pension benefits were also remanded as there was insufficient information provided.
The deciding factor: There is no credible medical evidence to link the Veteran’s death with his active service or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- Coronary artery disease, Congestive heart failure
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19101343
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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