The Veteran's kidney disorder and gout were not incurred or aggravated by service, including as due to herbicide exposure. The claims are denied.
The deciding factor: There is no evidence of a nexus between the current conditions and service, including any presumed herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- Kidney Disorder, Gout
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 6, 2014
- Citation
- 1449462
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