The Board has remanded the case due to new evidence submitted by the Appellant, and a VA examination is needed to determine if the Veteran's service-connected disabilities contributed to her cause of death.
The deciding factor: The examiner will need to review the findings from the VA investigation into potentially misdiagnosed pathology tests and provide an opinion on whether these contributed substantially or materially to the Veteran's cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic colorectal cancer, natural cardiorespiratory failure, septic shock with multi-organ dysfunction, urinary tract infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19127927
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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