The Board has remanded the case for additional medical opinions regarding secondary service connection for kidney disease. The claim for service connection for general osteoarthritis remains denied.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's current osteoarthritis and kidney disease were not shown to be causally related to his period of service, including repetitive use injuries or herbicide agent exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- general osteoarthritis, kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2019
- Citation
- 19128416
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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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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