The Board denied the veteran's request to reopen her previously denied claim of entitlement to service connection for right renal artery stenosis, claimed as secondary to service-connected meatal urethral stenosis due to a lack of new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the June 1995 rating decision did not provide sufficient medical nexus evidence to establish a relationship between the veteran's service-connected meatal urethral stenosis and her renal artery stenosis, which was severed from her service connection in July 2002.
- Claimed conditions
- renal artery stenosis, kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 31, 2006
- Citation
- 0609393
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for cause of death to obtain a new medical opinion due to errors in previous examinations.
- Dismissed
The appeal for service connection for kidney disease, mass on kidney, and thyroidectomy was withdrawn by the Veteran's attorney representative.
- Dismissed
The appeals for service connection for various conditions were dismissed due to the Veteran's death.
- Dismissed
The appeal of entitlement to a higher rating for kidney disease was dismissed due to procedural defects in the filing of the Notice of Disagreement.
We are not the VA. Veterans’ Rights is an independent resource built for veterans. We are not the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, not part of the government, and not endorsed by any government agency.
This is general information, not legal advice. For advice about your own situation, talk to a VA-accredited representative — many help for free.