The veteran's claim for service connection for cancer of the left kidney, to include as secondary to ionizing radiation is being remanded due to incomplete development regarding exposure to ionizing radiation during service.
The deciding factor: Incomplete development regarding the size and nature of any radiation dose or doses obtained during the veteran's service in Japan from March 2, 1947 through October 15, 1947 is required.
- Claimed conditions
- cancer of the left kidney
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 15, 2008
- Citation
- 0843001
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for left kidney cancer due to exposure to herbicides, but denied service connection for rectal cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including obtaining private treatment records from Dr. G. W. and updating VA treatment records.
- Denied
The Veteran's cancer of the left kidney was not shown to be incurred in or aggravated by service, and specifically due to herbicide exposure.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case for scheduling a videoconference hearing and considering the evidence submitted by the Veteran's representative.
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