The Board has determined that there is no competent medical evidence linking the veteran's current kidney condition to service, and thus denied his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: There was a trace protein finding in an in-service urine analysis but no chronic condition was diagnosed or treated during service. The earliest diagnosis of IGA nephropathy occurred nine years after separation from active service.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 11, 2006
- Citation
- 0628331
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What this means for you
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