The Board has remanded the case due to a duty to assist error, and will consider whether in-service exposure to aircraft fuels was a substantial or contributing factor in the Veteran's death.
The deciding factor: The examiner needs to provide an opinion on whether in-service exposure to aircraft fuels was a substantial or contributing factor in the Veteran's death.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute metabolic encephalopathy, Presumed Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- September 4, 2024
- Citation
- A24052365
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Denied
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