Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issue 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: A remand is required to obtain additional records from UPMC Presbyterian in Pittsburgh, specifically pertaining to December 2012, as the appellant has not provided these records and VA must take all necessary steps to obtain them.
- Claimed conditions
- septic shock, multiorgan system failure, subdural hematoma, blunt force trauma of the head
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25093692
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