The Board remands the matter of entitlement to service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: VA did not make reasonable efforts to obtain private treatment records from Lifespan Cancer Institute at Rhode Island Hospital from February 20, 2020, to April 6, 2020.
- Claimed conditions
- Cause of the Veteran's death
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25041588
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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