The Board remands the matter for a medical opinion addressing the etiology of the Veteran's cause of death, specifically whether a service-connected psychiatric disability caused or contributed to metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma.
The deciding factor: The August 2017 opinion was found incomplete as it did not provide a reasoned explanation connecting the evidence of record with the conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 10, 2022
- Citation
- 22001270
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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