The veteran's claim of entitlement to compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for end stage renal disease due to VA medical treatment is being remanded for further action, including consideration as a new claim under the revised section 1151 and notification of the VCAA.
The deciding factor: The veteran's kidney failure was not the result of his angioplasty performed at a VA facility in 1991. The RO denied the veteran's claim on the basis that he had not submitted new and material evidence to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for kidney failure.
- Claimed conditions
- End stage renal disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2005
- Citation
- 0523208
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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.
What you can do next
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- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his end stage renal disease was caused by the use of NSAIDs to treat his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for the cause of death due to end stage renal disease and hypertension, which were attributed to in-service herbicide exposure.
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