The Board remands the case for additional development, including a VA examination to determine the current nature and likely etiology of any kidney problems.
The deciding factor: Further evidence was submitted after the last RO consideration, necessitating a new examination to clarify the Veteran's condition and its relation to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0909743
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.
- Denied
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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied a compensable evaluation for hypertension and remanded the claim for service connection for chronic renal failure as secondary to service-connected hypertension due to missing medical evidence.
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