Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of death, specifically whether the Veteran's service-connected PTSD and associated alcohol abuse caused or contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient evidence to determine if ALS was present or if service-connected PTSD caused or aggravated the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- degenerative disease of the nervous system, neurocognitive disorder/dementia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 20, 2019
- Citation
- 19148483
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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