The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding the cause of the Veteran's death and its relation to service-connected conditions. The appellant seeks service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, which includes an undiagnosed mental health disability.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical opinions to address the cause of the Veteran's death and its relation to service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- Wernicke's encephalopathy, undiagnosed mental health disability (e.g., PTSD, depression, anxiety)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 5, 2023
- Citation
- 23048354
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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 case due to insufficient medical opinions regarding whether any psychiatric disorder was caused by service and/or service-connected disabilities, and whether the Veteran's cause of death (including those listed on his death certificate) was due to or the result of any disease or injury incurred in service.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal was dismissed due to the death of the appellant.
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