The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for recurrent amebiasis and a kidney disability, finding no current diagnoses or evidence of in-service exposure to Agent Orange. The veteran was not granted any benefits.
The deciding factor: There is insufficient medical evidence to establish that the veteran currently suffers from a gastrointestinal disorder or has a kidney disability related to his military service, including presumed exposure to herbicides like Agent Orange.
- Claimed conditions
- Kidney disability, Recurrent amebiasis (claimed as gastrointestinal disorder)
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 21, 2004
- Citation
- 0413172
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What this means for you
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