The appellant's claim for benefits under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 was denied because there is no evidence that the VA's care caused or contributed to his additional renal disability.
The deciding factor: The VA did not find any fault on their part in causing the appellant's additional renal disability, which resulted from a scheduled aortogram with femoral run-off being canceled due to the appellant's pre-existing renal insufficiency and subsequent end-stage renal disease requiring dialysis.
- Claimed conditions
- renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 19, 2000
- Citation
- 0018899
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Dismissed
The appeal regarding service connection for renal failure was dismissed because the claim was fully granted by a VA rating decision, which resulted in the Veteran being awarded service connection for kidney transplant status-post acute renal failure.
- Dismissed
The appeal regarding service connection for renal failure was dismissed because the claim was fully granted by a VA rating decision, which resulted in the Veteran being awarded service connection for kidney transplant status-post acute renal failure.
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