The Board has remanded the case due to an inadequate VA examination, and further review is needed.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was found to be insufficient as it did not address all of the provided evidence and failed to provide a clear rationale for its conclusions.
- Claimed conditions
- nephritic syndrome membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, renal condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2021
- Citation
- 21062203
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Decisions by this judge: 2,092 · Granted: 42% (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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