The Board found no evidence of a kidney disease in service or until December 1992, and concluded that the veteran's polycystic kidney disease did not result from an incident of service.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the veteran's kidney disease was incurred or aggravated by his military service, including exposure to chemicals.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disease, polycystic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 5, 2003
- Citation
- 0303783
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