The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a kidney disability and skeletal arthritis, finding insufficient evidence to support these claims. The case is remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not establish that the Veteran had a current diagnosis of a kidney condition or skeletal arthritis in his joints during service or within one year post-service, nor has there been any competent medical opinion linking these conditions to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Kidney disability, Skeletal arthritis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20004630
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Decisions by this judge: 1,874 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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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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- Granted
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- Granted
Service connection for Obstructive Sleep Apnea is granted.,The claims for service connection for Diabetes Mellitus type 2 and Kidney disability are remanded.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, bilateral peripheral neuropathy of the lower extremities, and skeletal arthritis as there was no evidence to support a finding that these conditions were incurred in or aggravated by active military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding VA's obligation to obtain relevant records from the Social Security Administration.
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