The Board found that the Veteran's renal condition, including his status post right nephrectomy, clearly and unmistakably existed prior to service and was not aggravated by service. The Veteran's subsequent kidney failure is attributed to other conditions unrelated to service.
The deciding factor: The evidence showed that the Veteran had a pre-existing right nephrectomy at age 3 which did not progress during service, and his current renal condition was due to hypertension, vascular disease, and diabetes mellitus after military service.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal condition, Status post right nephrectomy renal condition
- How they argued it
- Presumptive (no nexus needed)
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 5, 2016
- Citation
- 1613757
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