The Board remands the claim for a kidney condition, on a secondary basis, to obtain an addendum medical opinion addressing whether the Veteran's service-connected stomach disability aggravated his kidney condition.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error warrants a remand as the previous VA examinations did not adequately address aggravation of the kidney condition by the service-connected stomach disability.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney stones, kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 16, 2024
- Citation
- A24066170
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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