The Board remands the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death to ensure that VA has met its duty to assist by obtaining complete service records and verifying any alleged exposure to herbicide agents.
The deciding factor: Remand is necessary due to incomplete service records and unverified in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Claimed conditions
- hypertensive cardiovascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22000923
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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