The Board remands the issue of entitlement to service connection for a kidney disability, to include acute kidney stones, for further development and an adequate medical opinion.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the previous medical opinion was inadequate due to conflicting legal standards and incomplete review of the evidence, necessitating a new examination.
- Claimed conditions
- acute kidney stones
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 4, 2021
- Citation
- 21061469
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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