The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic nephritis, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis. The claims of service connection for gout and hypertensive vascular disease are also remanded due to their inextricability with the kidney condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence received since the previous denial is new and material as it supports the Veteran's contention that his kidney disease either began in service or was aggravated by physical training during service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic nephritis, post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19188981
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for chronic nephritis, back pain, left and right leg and knee pain, insomnia, and nausea as there was no evidence of a current disability during the appeal period or proximate thereto.
- Dismissed
The appeal of the proposed reduction in the disability evaluation assigned for chronic nephritis was dismissed due to a procedural defect.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's sarcoidosis and osteoporosis are granted as service connected.,Secondary service connection for conjunctivitis, hiatal hernia, peripheral vestibular disorders, chronic nephritis, facial rash, neuritis of the sciatic nerve of the lower extremities, and bilateral foot condition is remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's claim for service connection for chronic nephritis has been granted. The increase rating and compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 claims have been remanded.
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