The Veteran's claim for a compensable rating for her service-connected loin pain hematuria syndrome is remanded due to the need for a new examination by a specialist. The issue of entitlement to TDIU is also remanded as it is inextricably intertwined with the rating claim.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's symptoms, including left flank pain, dizziness, fainting, anemia, sleep disturbances, and chronic fatigue, are not adequately addressed by the current examination. A new examination by a specialist is required to determine the severity of her condition.
- Claimed conditions
- loin pain hematuria syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 1, 2021
- Citation
- 21071662
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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.
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- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew his appeals for an increased rating for loin pain hematuria syndrome and service connection for a bilateral foot condition, thus dismissing the claims.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 80 percent for service-connected loin pain hematuria syndrome is denied. The condition does not meet the criteria for a 100 percent rating due to lack of markedly decreased function of kidney or other organ systems, especially cardiovascular.
- Granted
The Veteran's current loin pain hematuria syndrome had its onset in service and the Board finds that the criteria for service connection have been met.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for increased ratings for his service-connected lumbar myositis, psychoneurosis and conversion hysteria, residuals of shrapnel wounds of the left thigh and pelvis with retained foreign bodies and scars, and residuals of shell fragment wounds of the right thigh and left leg. The veteran was also denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities.
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