The Board remands the claims for service connection for kidney and lung disabilities due to inadequate medical opinions.
The deciding factor: The May 2024 VA medical opinion was found inadequate as it did not address the Veteran's specific toxic exposure risk activities (TERAs) including AFFF, and thus a remand is necessary for additional medical opinions.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disability, lung disability
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25028013
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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- Denied
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- Partly granted
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- Partly granted
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