The Board has determined that the remand was not conducted as instructed and requires an addendum VA medical opinion to address the Veteran's RCC, including considering his history of kidney pain. The Board also finds it necessary to consider whether the Veteran's RCC is related to service-connected diabetes mellitus (DM) or hyperlipidemia.
The deciding factor: The remand was not conducted as instructed and requires an addendum VA medical opinion to address the Veteran's RCC, including considering his history of kidney pain and any potential link to service-connected DM or hyperlipidemia.
- Claimed conditions
- renal cell carcinoma (RCC)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2022
- Citation
- 22059657
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What this means for you
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.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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