The Board has remanded the case for further development and adjudication, including obtaining medical opinions to address the appellant's contentions regarding the cause of her husband's death and whether VA treatment caused or worsened his fatal conditions.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for additional medical opinions to address the appellant's claims related to the cause of her husband's death and the potential impact of VA treatment on his condition.
- Claimed conditions
- severe sepsis with E. coli (bacteremia), end stage liver disease, presumed renal cancer with metastasis to bones, spinal fracture
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 9, 2024
- Citation
- 24001342
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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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
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- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's fatal end stage liver disease was at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected schizophrenia, including medications prescribed for treatment. Therefore, service connection for cause of death is granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for further development due to inadequate medical opinions and confusion regarding the Appellant's claims. The Veteran died of end stage liver disease, which may have been caused or aggravated by his service-connected schizophrenia.
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