The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for blood in urine, blood in stool, kidney stones, and gallstones as secondary to medication prescribed for the service-connected gastritis due to failure to obtain addendum opinions addressing the aggravation component of these claims.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the November 2022 remand directives have not been substantially complied with because addendum opinions addressing the claims for service connection for kidney stones and gallstones on a secondary basis were not obtained, as mandated by the Board's previous decision.
- Claimed conditions
- blood in urine, blood in stool, kidney stones, gallstones
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 14, 2023
- Citation
- 23060933
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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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's kidney stones and back disability are granted as service connected. The case is remanded for further development regarding the back disability.
- Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities have prevented him from obtaining and maintaining substantially gainful employment for the entire applicable appeal period.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to a need for additional medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's kidney stones, specifically whether they were caused or aggravated by his service-connected bladder cancer.
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