The Veteran's appeal is remanded for further development, including obtaining VA and SSA records, scheduling a VA examination to determine the etiology of his renal cell carcinoma, and readjudicating both service connection claims.
The deciding factor: Further development is required as the Veteran has not been afforded a VA examination to evaluate the etiology of his claimed condition and relevant medical records are needed for consideration.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell carcinoma, status post nephrectomy
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 15, 2014
- Citation
- 1440940
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for renal cell carcinoma and hypothyroidism due to inadequate prior medical opinions. The cases are now pending further development.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the case due to inadequate VA examination and opinion, requiring further development and consideration of service connection for renal cell carcinoma.
- Granted
The Board has granted service connection for chloracne, renal cell carcinoma, and secondary polycythemia due to presumed exposure to herbicide agents in Vietnam. The evidence is at least in equipoise that these conditions are related to the Veteran's service.
- Partly granted
The claim for service connection for PTSD was reopened based on new and material evidence, but the claims for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and renal cell carcinoma were denied as there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to the Veteran's military service.
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