The Board remands the case to correct pre-decisional duty to assist errors by obtaining relevant medical records and a medical opinion regarding the Veteran's cause of death due to lung cancer.
The deciding factor: Remand is required for a medical opinion as to whether the Veteran's cause of death is related to in-service asbestos and/or burning fuel exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- lung cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25038154
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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
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