The Board has determined that the veteran's kidney disorder with renal failure is a direct result of his active service, and thus grants service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: No preexisting conditions were found to clearly and unmistakably exist prior to service, and the medical evidence supports an onset during service.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disorder, renal failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 30, 2001
- Citation
- 0102772
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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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- Partly granted
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