The Board's June 2020 decision dismissing the claims for service connection is vacated, and the cases are remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The Veteran passed away after submitting an opt-in election form in April 2018, which effectively withdrew his appeal from the legacy system. The case was reopened under the new Appeals Modernization Act (AMA) system due to the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- left shoulder fracture, bayonet injury to the eye, cardiovascular condition, facial injury due to explosion, chest injury also due to explosion
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 20, 2022
- Citation
- 22053183
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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.
- Dismissed
Your appeal has been dismissed due to the Veteran's death. No rating decision was made on any of your claims.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence and a need for further investigation into toxic exposure risk activities.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a cardiovascular condition and a lung condition to have the AOJ undertake development to attempt to corroborate the Veteran's contentions regarding his purported exposure to toxic herbicide agents while in service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for GERD, dyspepsia, a cardiovascular condition, and a right wrist condition due to inadequate VA examinations.
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