The Board has found that there is competent medical evidence of a nexus between the veteran's current kidney disorder and his service-connected bipolar disorder. The claim for service connection for diabetes insipidus, secondary to bipolar disorder, was also granted.
The deciding factor: Competent medical evidence established a causal relationship between the veteran's use of Lithium and his kidney disorder and diabetes insipidus.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disorder, diabetes insipidus
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2000
- Citation
- 0008831
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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