The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for chronic urinary tract infections as there was no evidence of a nexus between the current disability and her periods of active duty.
The deciding factor: The VA urologist opined that the veteran's current urological complaints and findings were unrelated to her previous complaints during military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic urinary tract infections
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- March 21, 2008
- Citation
- 0809663
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
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- Remanded (sent back)
The appeal is being remanded to the RO via the AMC for further development and evaluation of the Veteran's claims.
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