The Veteran's service-connected membrano-proliferative glomerulonephritis has worsened, and he needs a new VA examination to determine the current severity of his disability.
The deciding factor: The Veteran reported increased symptomatology and worsening of his service-connected genitourinary disability, necessitating a new VA examination.
- Claimed conditions
- membrano-proliferative glomerulonephritis, bilateral kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 4, 2015
- Citation
- 1505225
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's service connection claim for bilateral kidney disease is being remanded due to a lack of a VA examination and the need to clarify the etiology of his disability, which may be related to presumed exposure to herbicide agents during service in Vietnam.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for bilateral kidney disease, finding that the evidence did not support a link between the condition and the Veteran's active service or exposure to asbestos. The preponderance of the evidence was against the claim.
- Granted
The Board has granted a 30 percent disability rating for the Veteran's membrano-proliferative glomerulonephritis from July 2, 2012. The Veteran previously had a noncompensable rating prior to that date.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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