The Veteran does not have liver or kidney failure as a result of VA treatment, and the Board finds that no additional disability was caused by VA's carelessness or negligence.
The deciding factor: There is no competent medical evidence to support a diagnosis of liver or kidney failure in the Veteran's case.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver failure, Kidney failure
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 28, 2010
- Citation
- 1015503
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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