The Board denied service connection for a cyst on the right kidney with hematuria, finding no new and material evidence since the previous denial in November 1994.
The deciding factor: No new and material evidence was presented to support the claim of service connection for a cyst on the right kidney with hematuria.
- Claimed conditions
- cyst on the right kidney, hematuria
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2002
- Citation
- 0213825
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What this means for you
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