The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether VA treatment caused or aggravated the Veteran's chronic kidney disease.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a comprehensive examination and review of all relevant records, including those related to the Veteran's prescribed medications and his claims of inadequate informed consent.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 1, 2019
- Citation
- 19115393
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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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