The Board has reopened the claim of service connection for the cause of the Veteran’s death due to new and material evidence, but further development is needed before the merits of the case can be decided.
The deciding factor: Further development is necessary prior to analyzing the merit of the remaining claim due to missing service records and a need for a medical opinion on the etiology of the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Inguinal hernia
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2019
- Citation
- 19107937
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Decisions by this judge: 1,990 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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).
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