The Board has determined that new and material evidence has not been presented to reopen the veteran's claims for service connection for a psychiatric disorder including dysthymic disorder as secondary to his left kidney removal, and for a right kidney disorder as secondary to his left kidney removal. The decision is mixed, with some issues granted and others denied.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence does not provide new or significant information that would change the outcome of the claims.
- Claimed conditions
- psychiatric disorder including dysthymic disorder, right kidney disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 2, 2002
- Citation
- 0204070
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What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and effective dates are being remanded due to procedural issues. The Board will issue a Statement of the Case (SOC) in response to these claims.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for various disabilities, including neck/cervical spine disability, back/thoracolumbar spine disability, right elbow disability, left ankle disability, right hand numbness, scars, recurrent right ankle sprain, right foot disability, left foot disability, right kidney disorder, and left kidney disorder. The claims were based on direct service connection.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that new and material evidence has been submitted to reopen the Veteran's claim of service connection for a right kidney disorder. The case is now remanded for further development, including obtaining VA treatment records from Tampa VAMC and requesting authorization for private care providers' records.
- Granted
The Board has determined that the Veteran's right kidney disorder, including kidney stones and urinary tract infections, is aggravated by his service-connected diabetes mellitus type II. As a result, service connection for this condition secondary to diabetes is granted.
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