Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for compensation under 38 U.S.C. § 1151 for right kidney failure and service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder as secondary to right kidney failure due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
The deciding factor: A pre-decisional duty to assist error occurred requiring remand prior to the adjudication of the claims on appeal to obtain full and complete consent form related to the Veteran's surgery in 2019 to remove an IVC filter that ultimately led to right kidney failure.
- Claimed conditions
- right kidney failure, acquired psychiatric disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 25, 2025
- Citation
- A25016988
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