The Veteran's appeal involves the propriety of rating reductions for his service-connected Henoch-Schonlein Purpura and status post kidney transplant disabilities. The Board has determined that further development is needed before a decision can be made.
The deciding factor: Further medical examination and evidence review are required to determine the current nature and extent of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- Henoch-Schonlein Purpura, status post kidney transplant
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2010
- Citation
- 1000975
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for end stage renal disease (IgA nephropathy), status post kidney transplant, finding that his exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune is at least as likely as not related to his current condition.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
The Veteran's proposed reduction in disability rating for status post kidney transplant was dismissed as the appeal did not allege specific error of fact or law.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Veteran's service-connected conditions do not prevent him from securing or following a substantially gainful occupation.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal has been withdrawn for the issues of a rating in excess of 30 percent for status post kidney transplant and a compensable disability rating for scars secondary to status post kidney transplant. The remaining issues on appeal are remanded for further development.
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