The Board has decided to remand the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding a potential link between the Veteran's kidney cancer and his herbicide exposure. The case will be returned for further evaluation.
The deciding factor: The Board found that there is not enough evidence in the record to determine if the Veteran's kidney cancer is related to his herbicide exposure, necessitating an additional examination and opinion from a physician.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cancer
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 29, 2019
- Citation
- 19181520
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain a new medical opinion due to errors in previous examinations.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for kidney cancer, finding that the Veteran's condition is related to his in-service exposure to herbicide agents.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for kidney cancer was dismissed due to the untimely filing of the Notice of Disagreement.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for kidney cancer on a direct basis, finding that the evidence does not support a link between the Veteran's kidney cancer and his military service or presumed exposure to herbicide agents.
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