The Board is remanding the case to verify whether documents submitted by the appellant at a March 2018 hearing were in VA custody prior to her submissions. The effective date for service connection for the cause of death will depend on whether a request to reopen was made before June 30, 2008.
The deciding factor: The decision is remanded due to the need to verify the appellant's claims regarding requests to reopen prior to June 30, 2008.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19165237
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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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