The appeal is remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine the relationship between the veteran's service-connected kidney disease and his claimed aortic aneurism.
The deciding factor: Further medical evidence is needed to establish a nexus between the veteran's service-connected kidney disease and the aortic aneurism he seeks to have connected to it.
- Claimed conditions
- aortic aneurism
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- May 12, 2008
- Citation
- 0815530
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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
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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