Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether VA treatment caused or contributed to the Veteran's death, and if so, whether it was due to carelessness, negligence, lack of proper skill, error in judgment or similar instance of fault on the part of VA.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on a need for additional medical opinions to determine causation and fault.
- Claimed conditions
- sigmoid adenocarcinoma, widely metastatic adenocarcinoma in liver, lungs, abdominal, and mediastinal lymph nodes
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20004958
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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