The Board has determined that the veteran's renal disorder was not incurred or aggravated by service and may not be presumed to have been incurred therein. As a result, the claim for service connection is denied.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence of a chronic disability due to disease or injury related by competent evidence to service during active duty.
- Claimed conditions
- renal disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0313857
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
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- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the cases for further development, including obtaining SSA records and any relevant private or VA treatment records.
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