The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer contributed to his death and AML.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there are insufficient medical opinions on record to determine if the Veteran’s service-connected prostate cancer caused or aggravated his AML, which in turn may have contributed to his cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute respiratory failure, Gastrointestinal bleeding, Acute myeloid leukemia (AML)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2019
- Citation
- 19149888
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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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
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