The Board has determined that the Veteran's current kidney disability, IgA glomerulonephritis, manifested to a compensable degree within one year of discharge from service and grants service connection for this condition on a presumptive basis.
The deciding factor: The evidence is at least in equipoise as to whether the Veteran's current kidney disability manifested to a compensable degree within the first post-service year, resolving doubt in favor of the Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- IgA glomerulonephritis
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- January 27, 2015
- Citation
- 1503871
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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