The Veteran's claim for service connection for kidney cancer, status post nephrectomy is being remanded due to the need for additional development including obtaining private treatment records and a VA examination.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the directives of the December 2012 remand were not complied with as the VA examiner did not provide an opinion on whether the Veteran's renal cell carcinoma was related to his military service, specifically his in-service herbicide exposure. The case is therefore being returned for further development.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of kidney cancer (renal cell carcinoma), status post nephrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 18, 2014
- Citation
- 1432330
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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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