Remanded (sent back)

The Board has remanded the case due to a significant change in the law brought about by the Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000, and because the Under Secretary for Benefits needs to review whether the veteran's kidney cancer resulted from exposure to radiation. The Dependents' Educational Assistance claim is also being remanded as it is intertwined with the service connection issue.

The deciding factor: The case has been remanded due to changes in the law and the need for further evaluation of the veteran's condition by the Under Secretary for Benefits.

Claimed conditions: clear cell carcinoma of the right kidney
How they argued it: Not specified
Exposure basis: None
Rating assigned: None in this decision
Decision date: November 13, 2001
Citation: 0126316

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What this means for you

A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.

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Denied
The Board found no evidence linking the veteran's clear cell carcinoma of the right kidney, metastatic to the left adrenal gland, to herbicide exposure during service. The preponderance of the evidence is against a nexus between any current diagnoses and service connection.

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