The Board has ordered a remand to obtain medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, including whether his service-connected PTSD contributed to it.
The deciding factor: The VA reviewing physician must provide an opinion on the cause(s) of the Veteran’s death and any contributing conditions related to his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Prolonged cardiac arrest, Brain death
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19117704
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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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