The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for left kidney removal and chronic renal insufficiency of the right kidney due to new evidence received since the November 2007 rating decision. The claims are now remanded for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's conditions are related to his exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water during service.
The deciding factor: The Board has reopened the claims based on new and material evidence received since the November 2007 rating decision. The claims are now remanded for further development, including obtaining an opinion on whether the Veteran's conditions are related to his exposure to Camp Lejeune contaminated water during service.
- Claimed conditions
- left kidney removal, chronic renal insufficiency of the right kidney
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23061904
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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.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal for service connection for kidney cancer, which was due to exposure at Camp Lejeune, has been granted. The claim is dismissed as the benefit sought on appeal has already been fully addressed in a previous decision.
- Partly granted
The Board denied service connection for a left ankle disorder, a left leg disorder, and an acquired psychiatric disorder, to include PTSD. However, it granted an initial rating of 20 percent for residuals of bladder cancer and 10 percent for a scar of the left lower quadrant.
- Granted
The Board granted service connection for kidney and bladder cancer, as well as the removal of the left kidney due to a service-connected disability.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the VA examinations and private treatment records are inadequate for adjudication purposes. Therefore, the claims of entitlement to initial compensable ratings for residuals of renal cell carcinoma and left kidney removal, as well as TDIU, are being remanded to obtain missing records and conduct additional evaluations.
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