The Veteran's kidney conditions are remanded due to insufficient evidence regarding service connection and toxic exposure claims.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided were inadequate as they did not consider the total potential exposure through all applicable military deployments and the synergistic, combined effect of all TERAs of the veteran in accordance with the PACT Act.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney disease, renal cell carcinoma, hydronephrosis, renal cyst, right partial nephrectomy with residual scars
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24018786
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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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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Dismissed
Your appeal for service connection for renal cell carcinoma with partial nephrectomy has been dismissed because the issue was already validly appealed in a previous docket number.
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