The Board has remanded the case due to issues related to verifying herbicide agent exposure during the Veteran's service in Thailand, and because entitlement to service connection for the cause of death is inextricably intertwined with the severance issue.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the denial of service connection for the cause of death was inextricably interwined with the pending severance issue regarding DIC benefits, necessitating further development and remand.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of death
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Gulf War
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193465
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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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