The Veteran's kidney disorder is remanded for further development and medical opinions regarding its etiology, including consideration of his service-connected conditions and potential herbicide agent exposure.
The deciding factor: Further clarification is needed on the likely etiology of the Veteran's hypertension and its relationship to his service-connected disabilities, as well as whether his kidney disorder is caused or aggravated by any service-connected conditions.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disorder, renal dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22005210
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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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