The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical evaluation regarding the cause of death and the relationship between the Veteran's conditions. The Appellant is seeking service connection for the cause of her husband's death, which was attributed to carcinomatosis resulting from lung cancer and prostate cancer.
The deciding factor: Further VA oncological evaluation is needed to determine if the diagnosed carcinomatosis is related to the noted lung cancer and prostate cancer, whether the lung cancer was metastasized from a primary cancer, and if the prostate cancer contributed substantially or materially in bringing about her husband's demise.
- Claimed conditions
- Carcinomatosis, Lung cancer, Prostate cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 9, 2022
- Citation
- 22045162
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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.
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