The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient attempts by VA to verify the Veteran's TDY travels in Vietnam, which could affect his claim for service connection for the cause of death on a presumptive basis.
The deciding factor: VA failed to exhaust their attempts to obtain information necessary to verify the Veteran’s temporary duty assignments in Vietnam.
- Claimed conditions
- Myocardial infarction, other heart-related complications
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 8, 2020
- Citation
- 20001626
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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