The Veteran seeks compensation under the provisions of 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for kidney damage he contends is related to antibiotic therapy in 2001. The appeal must be remanded due to unclear evidence regarding current disability and its relation to the treatment.
The deciding factor: The VA examination report was not conducted by a physician with appropriate expertise, failed to identify whether the Veteran currently has a chronic disability involving his kidneys, and did not offer an opinion as to whether any current kidney disability is related to the 2001 antibiotic therapy/surgery.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney damage
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 3, 2009
- Citation
- 0912582
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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.
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