Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for a kidney disability, claimed as stage 3 renal failure, due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding an opinion on secondary aggravation.
The deciding factor: A supplemental opinion is needed to determine if the Veteran's chronic kidney disease was aggravated by his service-connected hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- stage 3 renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 27, 2025
- Citation
- A25017889
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