The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection and compensation under 38 U.S.C.A. § 1151 for a chronic kidney disorder.
The deciding factor: The competent medical evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's current kidney disorder was related to his military service or any incident therein, nor could it be attributed to VA treatment.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- March 16, 2009
- Citation
- 0909665
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 271 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the indexed decisions on this site)
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for a chronic liver disorder and a chronic kidney disorder, as there was no evidence of a current disability at any time during the appeal period.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's service-connected disabilities render him unable to secure and follow a substantially gainful occupation, warranting a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU).
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board remanded the veteran's claims for service connection for various conditions, including heart disease, psychiatric disorders, diabetes, and kidney disorder. The Board found new and relevant evidence that warrants readjudication of these claims.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's claims for increased ratings and TDIU are being remanded due to the failure to schedule VA examinations in Panama or Florida, where he was residing at the time. The AOJ must reschedule these exams and address the functional effects of his service-connected disabilities on his employment.
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