The Board has remanded the case due to insufficient evidence regarding whether the Veteran's cystic kidney disease is related to his service-connected prostate cancer and/or exposure to Agent Orange during military service. The Veteran will need a VA examination to address these issues.
The deciding factor: Insufficient medical opinion linking the Veteran's cystic kidney disease to his service-connected conditions or in-service exposures.
- Claimed conditions
- cystic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 6, 2026
- Citation
- A26011558
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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.
- Granted
The Veteran's hypertension is granted service connection under the PACT Act, and his cystic kidney disease is granted as secondary to his service-connected hypertension.
- Partly granted
The Board granted the reinstatement of a 30% rating for cystic kidney disease, denied service connection for supraventricular tachycardia and old myocardial infarction, and denied initial ratings in excess of 10% for bilateral hearing loss and tinnitus.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeals for service connection for cystic kidney disease and heart disease, as well as denied a rating in excess of 20 percent for prostate cancer.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for a medical opinion under the PACT Act regarding the Veteran's kidney disorder and its potential relation to his service at Camp Lejeune, as well as an opinion on whether the Veteran's service-connected hepatocellular carcinoma with hepatectomy has aggravated his kidney disorder.
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