The Board has remanded the case due to an incomplete VA medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected cerebrovascular accident contributed to his death as defined by a specific regulation.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner was asked to provide an addendum opinion on whether the Veteran’s service-connected cerebrovascular accident resulted in debilitating effects and general impairment of health that would render him materially less capable of resisting the effects of his liver cancer and cardiorespiratory arrest, as defined by a specific regulation.
- Claimed conditions
- liver cancer, cardiorespiratory arrest
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19130037
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.
- Dismissed
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- Partly granted
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- Granted
The Board grants an earlier effective date of March 24, 2023, for the awards of service connection for lung cancer, kidney cancer, and liver cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for colon cancer, liver cancer, and prostate cancer due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
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