The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. � 1151 for loss of the right kidney and incisional hernia associated with nephrectomy to ensure a more complete record is available, including additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Additional development is needed to address the Veteran's contentions regarding the delay in diagnosis and treatment of the kidney mass and whether an earlier diagnosis could have allowed for a partial nephrectomy instead of a total nephrectomy. The Board also needs to obtain consent forms related to the nephrectomy procedure.
- Claimed conditions
- incisional hernia associated with nephrectomy, loss of the right kidney
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 13, 2025
- Citation
- 25007941
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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.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claim for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 is remanded due to the inadequacy of a previous VA medical opinion, and additional evidence may be needed to determine if there was a delay in treatment that led to additional disability.
- Denied
The Veteran's claim for an effective date prior to August 23, 2007, for the award of service connection for removal of the right kidney is denied. The Board found that the earlier date of entitlement (May 1990 classified report) does not constitute a service department record and thus cannot be used to grant an earlier effective date.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded to obtain her Social Security Administration records and arrange for a new VA examination to evaluate the severity of her service-connected loss of kidney condition.
- Denied
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