The Veteran's initial 10 percent rating for a scar from partial right nephrectomy is granted, but his kidney cancer residuals are remanded due to lack of recent medical evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has not provided sufficient evidence to establish service connection for the kidney cancer residuals and needs a new VA examination to determine their severity.
- Claimed conditions
- scar from partial right nephrectomy, residuals of kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 19, 2019
- Citation
- 19164169
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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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