The Board has decided to remand the case due to the need for a new medical opinion regarding the cause of the Veteran's worsening kidney disease and whether it was proximately caused by VA treatment or an event not reasonably foreseeable.
The deciding factor: The decision is based on the need for a new medical opinion that addresses the evidence provided by the Veteran and each aspect of his claim, including the failure to aggressively treat hypertension, prescribing/dosing of Allopurinol, failing to restart Enalapril, and delay in referring to a nephrology specialist.
- Claimed conditions
- end-stage kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 27, 2022
- Citation
- 22042707
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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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