The Veteran's appeal is about the rating of his service-connected right nephrectomy. The VA has not provided a sufficient opinion regarding whether his urinary symptoms are related to this condition, and additional treatment records need to be obtained.
The deciding factor: The VA examination did not provide an adequate opinion on the relationship between the Veteran's urinary symptoms and his service-connected kidney disability.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right nephrectomy, urinary symptoms
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 20, 2014
- Citation
- 1451436
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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.
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