The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to his request for a Travel Board hearing. The case will be returned to the Board after scheduling the requested hearing.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has requested a videoconference hearing before the Board, and this matter must be handled in an expeditious manner as per VA regulations.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral mandible fractures, bilateral renal cysts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1435164
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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.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for bilateral renal cysts to obtain an addendum opinion addressing whether the Veteran's condition is related to his service, including exposure to contaminated water at Camp LeJeune.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's kidney disorder, including bilateral renal cysts, chronic kidney disease, right kidney atrophy, and acute or chronic renal failure, is remanded due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the date and location of his reported kidney surgery in 1996 or 1997. The AOJ will consider any additional evidence when readjudicating the claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for various conditions due to insufficient evidence and need for further review.
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