The Board has remanded the case for further development and consideration due to a Joint Motion from the parties, including the need for clarification on whether the congenital ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is a defect or disease. The Veteran's service connection claim will be reconsidered based on the additional evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board needs to determine if the UPJ obstruction is a congenital defect or disease, and whether it was aggravated during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left kidney condition, loss of use of left kidney
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 24, 2014
- Citation
- 1412347
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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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development and consideration due to inadequate VA opinions regarding service connection claims. The Veteran's sleep disorder and left kidney condition are still under review, as is his right nephrectomy rating and TDIU claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied service connection for pancreatic cancer, a left kidney condition, and throat cancer as there is no indication that any of these conditions are related to the Veteran's exposure events during service.
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