The Veteran's claim of entitlement to service connection for chronic kidney disease with renal failure is being remanded due to the need for additional medical examination and review.
The deciding factor: The Board requires a new VA examination to address whether the Veteran's kidney disease was aggravated by military service, as well as the relationship between his service-connected conditions and his current disability.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney disease with renal failure
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2011
- Citation
- 1131199
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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
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