The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, DIC benefits under 38 U.S.C. § 1318, accrued benefits, and a nonservice-connected death pension due to incomplete records and need for further examination.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records and need for additional evaluation are identified as reasons for remanding the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson’s Disease
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19141446
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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
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