The Board has remanded both the service connection for cause of death and nonservice-connected burial benefits claims due to incomplete records and need for a retrospective VA opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric condition.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical evidence and an expert opinion to determine if the Veteran had a psychiatric disorder related to his service that contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 30, 2019
- Citation
- 19167595
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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