The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically chronic hepatitis C. The appellant contends that this condition is related to service, but VA has not provided an opinion addressing her claim.
The deciding factor: VA failed to provide a medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran’s chronic hepatitis C was causally related to his active service or aggravated by his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic hepatitis C
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 31, 2020
- Citation
- 20008374
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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.
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