The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death to obtain a medical opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his cause of death.
The deciding factor: The private opinion provided is inadequate, and further medical evidence is needed to establish a causal link between the Veteran's service-connected conditions and his cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- gram negative bacteremia, paraplegia, tracheostomy, intracerebral hemorrhage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2024
- Citation
- A24065223
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.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for the Veteran's cause of death, finding that a disability incurred in or aggravated by active military service did not cause or contribute to the Veteran's death.
- Granted
Service connection for the residuals of a laryngeal wall carcinoma, including vocal chord paralysis, tracheostomy, and oropharyngeal dysphagia, has been granted.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for neurogenic bowel, neurogenic bladder, and paraplegia as secondary to lumbar strain due to an inadequate medical opinion on aggravation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical evidence regarding the cause of the Veteran's death. The appellant is asked to provide information about any relevant private medical records and a VA doctor will be consulted to determine if the Veteran’s conditions are related to his service.
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