The Board denied the veteran's petition to reopen his claim of entitlement to service connection for status post right nephrectomy, ureterolithiasis, and ureteral stricture with hydronephrosis due to lack of evidence showing a nexus between these conditions and his military service.
The deciding factor: The RO determined that there was no competent evidence linking the veteran's current kidney disabilities to his active military service.
- Claimed conditions
- status post right nephrectomy, ureterolithiasis, ureteral stricture, hydronephrosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 16, 2000
- Citation
- 0004147
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection of end stage renal disease and ureterolithiasis is dismissed due to the death of the appellant while the appeal was pending.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's kidney condition, including hydronephrosis and/or renal cyst, is remanded for further review due to a failure to obtain an adequate medical opinion regarding the etiology of his condition. The examiner must consider all potential exposures, including contaminated water at Camp Lejeune and fuels as a result of his MOS as a bulk fuel man.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's hydronephrosis is granted with a 10 percent evaluation effective August 23, 2011. The Board remanded the case for further development and consideration of increased evaluations.
- Partly granted
The Board granted a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU) due to the combined effects of the Veteran's service-connected disabilities, but denied an increased rating for hydronephrosis.
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