The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the cause of the Veteran's death is related to his active service. The Appellant must provide an opinion from a clinician on this issue.
The deciding factor: The absence of contemporaneous records showing complaints or treatment for the cause of the Veteran’s death cannot support a medical nexus opinion.
- Claimed conditions
- final stage leukemia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19150597
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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