Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the claim to obtain a medical opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected prostate cancer contributed to his death.
The deciding factor: The decision was based on the lack of a VA examiner's opinion on the cause of death.
- Claimed conditions
- prostate cancer, upper respiratory infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 6, 2025
- Citation
- A25000851
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