The Veteran's cause of death was Alzheimer's and vascular dementia. The Appellant requested burial benefits, but the claim is remanded due to an inextricably intertwined issue regarding service connection for the cause of death.
The deciding factor: Service connection for the cause of death remains unresolved, making the burial benefits claim dependent on it.
- Claimed conditions
- Alzheimer's, vascular dementia
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 7, 2023
- Citation
- A23035106
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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 Veteran's claims for hypertension, ischemic stroke, and vascular dementia due to pre-decisional duty to assist errors. The claims are being remanded for further development including new VA examinations.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims of entitlement to DIC benefits, service connection for cause of death, and accrued benefits due to the need for further development and consideration.
- Partly granted
The Veteran's claims for earlier effective dates for the grants of service connection for hypertension, cerebrovascular accident, and vascular dementia were granted, while his claim for an earlier effective date for TDIU was denied.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for vascular dementia is dismissed as the benefit sought has already been granted in full.
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