The Veteran's death was not caused by VA care, but the cause of his death (acute subdural hemorrhage) is not related to service. The Board has remanded for additional information on the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The pre-mortal symptoms and findings were not present/reasonably foreseeable prior to the November 25, 2013 phone care note in which he was advised to go to the emergency room.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute subdural hemorrhage, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Brain death, Significant thrombocytopenia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 10, 2019
- Citation
- 19192544
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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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