The Board has denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a kidney disorder and pyloric spasm, finding no evidence of current conditions related to his service-connected residuals of exploratory laparotomy and removal of retroperitoneal dermoid cyst.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of any current kidney or neurological condition that can be linked to the veteran's service-connected surgery. The Board found that the veteran does not have a currently diagnosed kidney disorder, and there was insufficient evidence linking his pyloric spasm to his service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Kidney Disorder, Pyloric Spasm
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 25, 2003
- Citation
- 0317670
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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