The Board has decided to remand the case due to errors in duty to assist and the need for additional medical opinions regarding the cause of death.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need to obtain additional medical records and opinions related to the Veteran's cause of death, including whether service-connected disabilities caused or contributed to his death.
- Claimed conditions
- Type 2 diabetes, Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease including coronary artery disease (CAD), Frontal brain intraparenchymal hemorrhage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 9, 2023
- Citation
- A23031558
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for special monthly compensation based on aid and attendance or at the housebound rate, as his service-connected disabilities do not render him so helpless as to be in need of regular aid and attendance.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no evidence that any of the listed causes of death were related to his military service.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension, Type 2 diabetes, and bilateral lower extremity peripheral neuropathy are granted as service connected under the PACT Act. The issue of service connection for hypertension prior to the PACT Act's effective date is remanded.
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