The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete medical records and a need for a VA opinion regarding the cause of death. The Veteran's cause of death is being reviewed, but service connection cannot be determined as it was not addressed in this decision.
The deciding factor: Incomplete medical records were identified that are necessary to determine the cause of death and its relation to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 8, 2019
- Citation
- 19177514
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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