The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a kidney disability and bilateral plantar warts, finding that new evidence did not raise a reasonable possibility of substantiating her claim. The rating for bilateral plantar warts remains unchanged.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no current symptoms related to the Veteran's bilateral plantar warts and concluded they are asymptomatic.
- Claimed conditions
- Kidney Disability, Bilateral Plantar Warts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2017
- Citation
- 1734593
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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- Whole decision: Granted
The Board has restored a 30 percent evaluation for service-connected bilateral plantar warts effective November 1, 2017.
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