The veteran's claim for compensation benefits pursuant to the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is being remanded due to incomplete medical records and need for a VA physician's opinion on whether his renal insufficiency with right-sided obstructive uropathy was caused by carelessness, negligence, or lack of proper skill from March to July 2002.
The deciding factor: The claim requires additional development including obtaining missing medical records and seeking an expert opinion regarding the cause of the veteran's condition.
- Claimed conditions
- renal insufficiency, right-sided obstructive uropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 3, 2006
- Citation
- 0634063
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding the timeliness of a Higher-Level Review request for service connection for renal insufficiency is dismissed as moot.
- Granted
The Veteran is granted special monthly compensation based on the need for regular aid and attendance due to his service-connected disabilities.
- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's renal insufficiency may be related to his service-connected heart condition, but more information is needed from a VA examiner. The TDIU issue is also remanded due to its connection with the service connection decision.
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