The Board has determined that the Veteran's residuals of a left nephrectomy are associated with his inservice shrapnel fragment wound and exploratory laparotomy, granting service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The evidence supports the Veteran's assertion that his left nephrectomy was related to his inservice injury, including statements from his treating physicians and imaging reports showing residual metal in the area where his kidney would have been.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of left nephrectomy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 23, 2012
- Citation
- 1218301
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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.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Granted
The Board has reopened the Veteran's claims for service connection for residuals of left nephrectomy and right partial nephrectomy due to tumor/cancer, but remanded both issues for additional development.
- Dismissed
The Board dismissed the appeal as the May 2012 decision, which decided the initial rating for residuals of nephrectomy, is final and res judicata.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's appeal is being remanded due to the need for clarification regarding his periods of active duty for training (ACDUTRA) and whether they constitute 'Federal service.' The case will be readjudicated after this information is obtained.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for residuals of a left nephrectomy and for a psychiatric disorder in February 1976. The decision is based on the conclusion that these conditions were not incurred or aggravated during military service.
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