The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's causes of death are directly related to service, including herbicide exposure.
The deciding factor: The VA clinician’s opinion is unclear and lacks sufficient analysis, thus requiring an additional medical opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- emphysema of the lung, cancer of the mouth
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19148125
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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