The veteran's claim for service connection for history of right pyelonephritis, recurrent urinary tract infection, and urethral stenosis, claimed as a kidney condition was reopened and granted based on new and material evidence.
The deciding factor: The June 2007 VA examination provided competent evidence linking the veteran's current kidney condition to her in-service urinary tract infections and urethral stenosis.
- Claimed conditions
- history of right pyelonephritis, recurrent urinary tract infection, urethral stenosis
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2008
- Citation
- 0812285
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.
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