The Board has remanded several service connection claims for the Veteran's death, including those for brain cancer, lymphoma, upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, hearing loss, impotence, eye condition, and stroke. The appeal is not about DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318.
The deciding factor: The legal requirements for DIC under 38 U.S.C. § 1318 are not met as the Veteran was not rated totally disabled for a continuous period of at least 10 years immediately preceding death, rated totally disabled continuously since release from active duty, and was not a former POW.
- Claimed conditions
- brain cancer, lymphoma, upper and lower extremity peripheral neuropathy, hearing loss, impotence, eye condition, stroke
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 22, 2022
- Citation
- 22065216
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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
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for coronary artery disease, hypertension, and stroke as there was no evidence of herbicide agent exposure during service and the medical opinions were against a nexus to service.
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