The Board has remanded the case due to incomplete records and a need for an additional medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's right kidney condition was caused by his in-service motor vehicle accident.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for more complete medical records and a comprehensive medical opinion considering all reported symptoms and their timing.
- Claimed conditions
- Right kidney condition, Right ureteral ectopia
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2018
- Citation
- 18104328
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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
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The Board has decided that further development is needed to determine the nature and etiology of the Veteran's right kidney condition, including her contentions that it may be related to in-service low back pain. The case will be remanded for this purpose.
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