The Board has remanded the cases for adjudication of whether there was clear and unmistakable error (CUE) in the September 2001 rating decisions denying service connection for renal cyst and sickle cell trait, to include hematuria. The cases are also remanded to determine if new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a kidney disability.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the appeal for whether new and material evidence has been received to reopen a claim of entitlement to service connection for a kidney disability is inextricably intertwined with the raised motions of CUE in the September 2001 rating decision.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cyst (claimed as kidney problems), sickle cell trait, to include hematuria
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19181626
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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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