The Board has decided to remand the case due to incomplete records and the need for additional medical opinions. The Veteran's cause of death is being reviewed, as well as whether his service-connected PTSD contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: The decision was made based on the need to obtain missing service treatment records and private treatment records, and to provide an addendum opinion from a medical expert regarding the cause of death and the relationship between the Veteran's conditions and his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Pancreatic cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 26, 2020
- Citation
- 20069192
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his pancreatic cancer was related to herbicide exposure during his service in Vietnam.
- Denied
The Board denied the claims for Dependency and Indemnity Compensation under 38 U.S.C.� 1318, Survivors Pension, and service connection for the Veteran's cause of death.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for pancreatic cancer and the Veteran's cause of death due to deficiencies in the record.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that there was no credible medical evidence linking pancreatic cancer to his military service at Camp Lejeune.
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