The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for pyelonephritis and urinary tract infection, finding that new and material evidence had not been submitted to reopen these claims.
The deciding factor: The medical records did not show a current diagnosis of pyelonephritis or chronic urinary tract infections, and the lay statements were deemed insufficient to establish a service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- pyelonephritis, urinary tract infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 24, 2002
- Citation
- 0214944
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What this means for you
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