The Board remands the claim for service connection of the Veteran's cause of death due to unclear dates of active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA service.
The deciding factor: A remand is required to verify the nature and dates of the Veteran's active duty, ACDUTRA, and INACDUTRA service due to potential periods where cardiac symptoms may have been caused or aggravated by his reserve service.
- Claimed conditions
- Cardiac arrest, arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, Dementia, Possible carcinoma of the lung
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25038448
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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