The Board has decided to remand the case due to a lack of a VA kidney examination, which is necessary to determine if the Veteran's chronic kidney disease is related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The examiner must review the record and provide an opinion on whether it is at least as likely as not that the diagnosed chronic kidney disease has its onset during active service or is related to any incident of service, including all identified TERAs and the Veteran's subjective history of exposure to radar-related, microwave, and solar radiation.
- Claimed conditions
- recurrent kidney disability, Stage 3 chronic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 7, 2024
- Citation
- A24072880
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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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