The Board denied an initial disability rating greater than 30 percent for kidney removal and denied an earlier effective date prior to August 18, 2020, for the grant of service connection for kidney removal.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a higher rating or an earlier effective date as required by the applicable criteria.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney removal
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 4, 2025
- Citation
- A25049556
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 907 · Granted: 35% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided to remand the Veteran's claims for service connection for kidney removal and prostate cancer due to potential exposure to herbicide agents during his service in Panama. The VA will need to gather additional medical records, verify the Veteran's lay reports of exposure, and provide a retrospective medical opinion regarding the etiology of these conditions.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied increased ratings for kidney cancer, kidney removal, painful periumbilical scar status post partial nephrectomy, and surgical scars status post partial nephrectomy. The effective date of service connection was granted as May 13, 2023.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for kidney cancer, kidney removal, and scarring status post kidney removal due to insufficient evidence and the need for a VA examination.
- Whole decision: Dismissed
Your claim for service connection for kidney removal has been granted in a previous rating decision, and the issue is now moot.
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