The Board has found that the veteran's claim is well grounded and remanded for further development, including a VA examination to determine if his current kidney disorder is proximately due to or the result of medications prescribed by the VA for his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: There was an increase in creatine level which led to discontinuation of Motrin (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) and subsequent development of a kidney disorder. The VA requested an opinion regarding the etiology of the veteran's disorder from the Veterans Health Administration, but they were unable to determine the cause.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 11, 2000
- Citation
- 0012560
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