The Board remands the claims for service connection for a kidney disorder, prostate disorder, and bladder disorder due to a pre-decisional duty to assist error regarding the Veteran's hypertension.
The deciding factor: Remand is required to obtain an opinion on whether the Veteran's chronic kidney disease was caused or aggravated by his service-connected hypertension, as well as to address interrelated claims for a prostate disorder and bladder disorder.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disorder, prostate disorder, bladder disorder
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Camp Lejeune water
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 26, 2025
- Citation
- A25055478
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the service connection claims for various conditions due to a lack of compliance with previous remand directives and inadequate medical opinions.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board is remanding the claim for a bladder disorder to correct an error by the Agency of Original Jurisdiction in satisfying a regulatory duty.
- Partly granted
The Board grants service connection for headaches as the evidence supports a direct link to the Veteran's active military service.
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