The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient medical opinion regarding whether the Veteran's renal stones are related to his active service. The VA examiner did not provide a sufficient rationale for their opinion.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner's opinion was based on speculation and lacked a detailed explanation of the reasoning behind their conclusion.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney cysts, renal stones
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22049763
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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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