The Board found that the veteran did not incur a chronic acquired kidney disorder in service or as a result of any incident of service. The pre-existing right kidney disorder, if present prior to service, was not aggravated during service and is not considered to have been aggravated by any incident there.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence showing a chronic kidney disorder incurred in service or due to an incident of service. The veteran's right kidney disorder likely resulted from vascular disease unrelated to service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic acquired kidney disorder, pre-existing right kidney disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2006
- Citation
- 0602522
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,515 · Granted: 20% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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