The Board granted readjudication of the claim for service connection for chronic kidney disorder (CKD) due to new and relevant evidence, while remanding the claims for ischemic heart disease.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's CKD is related to his service-connected posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), but a VA medical opinion is needed for the claim of ischemic heart disease.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney disorder (CKD), ischemic heart disease (IHD)
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 29, 2025
- Citation
- A25047923
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
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