The Board has reopened the Veteran's claim for service connection for a kidney disability, but denied his increased rating claim for gunshot wound residuals. The Veteran's kidney condition is not shown to be related to his military service and there is no evidence of new or material evidence presented since the last final denial.
The deciding factor: The most recent evidence does not show a current kidney disability that could be linked to service, and thus cannot reopen the claim for service connection. The increased rating claim was denied as there was no new or material evidence submitted to support an increase in the existing rating of 20%.
- Claimed conditions
- Kidney Disability, Gunshot Wound Residuals (Neck and Right Shoulder)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 23, 2014
- Citation
- 1447042
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