The Board has granted the veteran's claim for service connection for renal insufficiency as secondary to his service-connected thoracic spine disability. The bone density condition claim under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 is denied.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence does not support a finding of negligence or fault on the part of VA in prescribing ibuprofen, which may have contributed to the veteran's renal insufficiency.
- Claimed conditions
- bone density condition, renal insufficiency
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 8, 2006
- Citation
- 0603616
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
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- Granted
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- Dismissed
The appeal was dismissed due to the Veteran's death while it was pending before the Board of Veterans' Appeals.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has decided that the Veteran's renal insufficiency may be related to his service-connected heart condition, but more information is needed from a VA examiner. The TDIU issue is also remanded due to its connection with the service connection decision.
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