The Board found that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the previously denied claim of service connection for bladder and kidney condition. The case was remanded to the Regional Office for development of additional evidence, including obtaining complete treatment records and ordering a VA examination to determine the nature, extent, and likely etiology of the claimed condition.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence submitted, including medical records from 1994-2006 documenting kidney stones, a February 1981 prescription, and the veteran's testimony regarding onset during service and continuity of symptoms, relates to an unestablished fact necessary to substantiate the claim and raises a reasonable possibility of substantiating it.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder and kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 25, 2008
- Citation
- 0813782
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
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