The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for additional medical records and clarification of the VA examiner's opinion regarding the Veteran's kidney condition.
The deciding factor: Additional relevant evidence is needed to properly assess whether the Veteran's current renal or kidney condition is related to his service at Camp Lejeune.
- Claimed conditions
- renal toxicity
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 24, 2019
- Citation
- 19105920
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.
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- Partly granted
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for renal toxicity due to a lack of evidence showing a current disability.
- Partly granted
The veteran's claims for higher evaluations of keloids were denied, but the claim for service connection for renal toxicity was remanded for further evidence.
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