The Board has remanded the case for additional development, including an addendum opinion from a VA examiner regarding the Veteran's kidney disorder and a determination of whether service connection is warranted on a direct basis or as secondary to his sarcoidosis. The Veteran's appeal of the disability rating for eczema will also be scheduled for a Board hearing via videoconference.
The deciding factor: The case was remanded due to insufficient discussion regarding presumptive service connection and inadequate reasoning for the denial of service connection on a direct basis or as secondary to his sarcoidosis.
- Claimed conditions
- glomerulonephritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 24, 2015
- Citation
- 1536139
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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