The Board found new and material evidence to reopen the claim, but concluded that the evidence did not support a finding of service connection for left nephrectomy or lower back disorder.
The deciding factor: The additional evidence was insufficient to establish that the appellant's kidney condition or low back disorder were incurred in service.
- Claimed conditions
- left nephrectomy, lower back disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0102364
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What this means for you
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