The Board denied service connection for liver and kidney disabilities, finding no current disability and insufficient evidence to establish a nexus between any diagnosed conditions and service or exposure to herbicides.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current liver or kidney disability and concluded that the Veteran's hemochromatosis was not related to service. The Board also noted that there is no evidence of ongoing renal disease during active duty, making it unlikely that any current kidney condition is related to service.
- Claimed conditions
- Liver Disability, Kidney Disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 18, 2011
- Citation
- 1102073
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