The issues of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death and entitlement to dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC) under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 are remanded due to a lack of documentation regarding any outstanding rating decisions or other documents associated with the awards of service connection for any service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Remand is required because there is no documentation that VA attempted to obtain any outstanding rating decisions or other documents associated with the awards of service connection for any service-connected disabilities, as instructed in the May 2021 Board remand instructions.
- Claimed conditions
- Not specified in this decision
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2022
- Citation
- 22000675
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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