The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and whether his service-connected asbestosis contributed to or caused it.
The deciding factor: The Board needs additional medical opinions to determine the cause of the Veteran’s death and its relation to his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- asbestosis, stroke
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19128046
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.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions were denied, except for tinnitus and bilateral hearing loss disability which were granted. The veteran was also granted service connection for hypertension.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for a VA examination to address service connection and rating issues.
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