The Board remands the claim for service connection for chronic kidney disease to obtain additional evidence, including VA and private treatment records as well as Social Security Administration disability benefits records.
The deciding factor: A remand is required due to potentially outstanding relevant medical records that could impact the decision on the Veteran's claim.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney disease (CKD)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 12, 2021
- Citation
- 21063037
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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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Dismissed
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal to the AOJ for further development of evidence related to the Veteran's claimed exposure to environmental toxins while deployed in South Korea.
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