The Board has granted service connection for polycystic kidney disease and assigned an effective date of December 21, 1987. The veteran's claim that the April 1972 rating decision was clearly and unmistakably erroneous in denying service connection for cystic disease of the right kidney is denied.
The deciding factor: The Board determined that there was no clear and unmistakable error in the April 1972 rating decision as it addressed a different issue (service connection vs. effective date).
- Claimed conditions
- polycystic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 26, 2001
- Citation
- 0119419
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for polycystic kidney disease, finding that it did not manifest during active service and is not etiologically related to such service.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no communication prior to January 31, 2011, that could be construed as a formal or informal claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and polycystic kidney disease to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for polycystic kidney disease as the evidence does not support a current disability that causes functional impairment affecting earning capacity.
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