The Veteran's cause of death is being remanded due to the need for a medical opinion regarding the relationship between his service-connected malaria and his cause of death.
The deciding factor: Medical literature referenced in the appellate brief needs to be evaluated to determine if it supports a connection between the Veteran’s service-connected malaria and his cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute coronary insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 15, 2019
- Citation
- 19103386
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of death due to acute coronary insufficiency and arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, finding that there was no evidence linking these conditions to military service.
- Denied
The veteran's death was due to acute coronary insufficiency and myocardial infarction, not related to service or any service-connected condition.
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