The Board remands the claims for further development as it finds that a more adequate medical opinion is needed to address the Veteran's claimed conditions in relation to his service, including toxic exposure.
The deciding factor: The June 2024 examiner's opinion was deemed inadequate due to its failure to consider all potential exposures and their combined effect.
- Claimed conditions
- benign neoplasms of the bilateral kidneys, benign neoplasms of the bilateral testicles
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 6, 2025
- Citation
- 25006117
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 2,077 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
This is a plain-language summary generated by AI from a public Board of Veterans’ Appeals decision. It can contain errors — always verify against the original. Look up the original decision on VA.gov (opens in a new tab) using citation 25006117.
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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the issues of entitlement to service connection for benign neoplasms of the bilateral kidneys and testicles for an appropriate VA examination.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the case due to inadequate medical opinions regarding the etiology of the Veteran's claimed conditions and toxic exposure during service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection for benign neoplasms of the genitourinary system, including renal cysts and epididymal cysts, due to a lack of an opinion regarding whether these conditions are related to the Veteran's service-connected benign hyperpituitarism.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has ordered a remand for the Veteran's claims of service connection for benign neoplasms of the genitourinary system, including renal cysts and epididymal cysts. The remand is due to incomplete opinions from a VA examiner regarding potential exposure to herbicide agents during service.
Free starter guide for your own claim
Reading this because you were denied or under-rated? Get the plain-English next steps — your appeal options, the deadline that protects you, and how appeals like yours turn out. One email, no spam.
We will only use this to send the guide. No spam, unsubscribe any time. We never sell your information.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.