The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding the etiology of the Veteran's right kidney disability, specifically whether it is related to his service. The case will be returned for another VA examination and additional development.
The deciding factor: The examiner was unable to provide a clear opinion on the onset or relationship of the Veteran's current right kidney disability to his military service due to insufficient evidence in the record.
- Claimed conditions
- right kidney disability, non-functioning right kidney, hydronephrosis
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- October 25, 2022
- Citation
- 22059959
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a right kidney disability, finding no evidence of an in-service event or injury that caused his current condition and no competent opinion linking it to service.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's kidney condition, including hydronephrosis and/or renal cyst, is remanded for further review due to a failure to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of his condition. The examiner must consider all potential exposures, including contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and fuels as a result of his MOS as a bulk fuel man.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's hydronephrosis is granted with a 10 percent evaluation effective August 23, 2011. The Board remanded the case for further development and consideration of increased evaluations.
- Whole decision: Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, but denied an increased rating for hydronephrosis.
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