The Board has determined that additional development is needed to determine the cause of the Veteran's death and whether his service-connected conditions contributed to it. Specifically, a VA examiner will be asked to provide opinions regarding the relationship between the Veteran's cerebral vascular disease and active military service, including exposure at Camp Lejeune, as well as its impact on his supranuclear ophthalmoplegia.
The deciding factor: The Board found that further clarification is needed due to incomplete information about the cause of death and the contribution of service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- supranuclear ophthalmoplegia, cerebral vascular disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 8, 2023
- Citation
- 23014058
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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
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- Granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the claim for service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his service-connected residuals of a compression fracture of the T-12 spinal segment did not contribute to or accelerate his death from colon cancer with metastases, renal failure, and cerebral vascular disease.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted as service connected, and it is also found to be secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease.,The Veteran's coronary artery disease, cardiovascular disease, and quadruple bypass surgery are granted as secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the claim for service connection for cerebral vascular disease as moot because it was granted in a previous rating decision, and there is no further relief available.
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