The Veteran's renal disability, including kidney stones and renal cysts, is remanded for further examination and opinion regarding its relationship to service-connected conditions or exposure at Camp LeJeune.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not address the issue of whether the Veteran’s renal disability was caused by, or has been aggravated by, his use of medications for his service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- renal disability, kidney stones, renal cysts
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 15, 2021
- Citation
- 21014555
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What this means for you
A remand sends an issue back for more development, often a new examination or missing records. It does not award the benefit or decide the final outcome. The original decision explains the additional work ordered.
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