The Board denied service connection for chronic renal insufficiency and arthritis of the left upper thigh, finding no evidence to support these claims.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence showing a link between the Veteran's current conditions and his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic renal insufficiency, arthritis of the left upper thigh
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 14, 2010
- Citation
- 1014076
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What this means for you
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