The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for clarification regarding his periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and whether they constitute 'Federal service.' The case will be readjudicated after this information is obtained.
The deciding factor: Clarification is needed on the dates and nature of the Veteran's ACDUTRA periods as it pertains to Federal service status, which impacts his claim for service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left nephrectomy, residuals of neobladder reconstruction, appendix disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 3, 2011
- Citation
- 1121631
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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
The Board denied service connection for an appendix disorder, including a fecalith, diverticulosis, and diverticulitis, as the evidence did not support a nexus between the current disability and in-service events. The claim for sinusitis was remanded due to inadequate medical opinion.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has found that the remand directives were not substantially complied with and, therefore, another remand is warranted to obtain addendum opinions from appropriate clinicians to assess the Veteran's claims for appendicitis, bleeding out, colostomy, depression, gall bladder removal, and any other residuals from vascular bypass of the left leg.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of left nephrectomy and right partial nephrectomy due to tumor/cancer, but remanded both issues for additional development.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various conditions, including a left eye disorder, bilateral ankle and hip disorders, sleep disorder, appendix disorder, right shoulder disorder, heart disorder, and finger disorder. The Veteran did not have current diagnoses of these conditions.
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