The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death, specifically his psychiatric disability and alcoholic liver cirrhosis.
The deciding factor: An addendum VA medical opinion is needed to properly adjudicate the claim on appeal for the cause of the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- alcoholic liver cirrhosis, mood disorder NOS
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2022
- Citation
- 22052371
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development to verify the Veteran's claimed stressors and obtain a VA examination to clarify the nature and etiology of his psychiatric disabilities, including whether they are related to service or service-connected conditions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the Veteran's claimed acquired psychiatric disorders other than PTSD. The case will be returned for further examination and consideration.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequacies in the VA opinion regarding the Veteran's psychiatric disabilities, including bipolar disorder and mood disorders. The case will be returned for additional development.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, including PTSD, mood disorder NOS, major depressive disorder, and unspecified anxiety disorder, finding that there was no valid diagnosis of PTSD and insufficient evidence linking any current psychiatric disorders to his military service.
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