The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate compliance with previous orders and a need for additional medical opinions regarding the cause of death. The appeal is not about service connection, but rather DIC and cause of death.
The deciding factor: Previous orders were not fully complied with and require additional medical opinions on the appropriateness of medication prescribed to the Veteran given his history of polysubstance abuse.
- Claimed conditions
- cause of death (combined intoxication from medications), physical disabilities, polysubstance abuse
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 1, 2020
- Citation
- 20022730
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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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