The Veteran's claim for an earlier effective date for service connection of a congenital kidney disorder with kidney removal was denied. The appeal is based on the reopening of his previously denied claim and submission of new evidence.
The deciding factor: The submitted evidence did not establish clear and unmistakable error in prior decisions denying service connection or reopening the claim, nor did it provide new facts that would warrant a retroactive evaluation.
- Claimed conditions
- Congenital kidney disorder with kidney removal
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 8, 2017
- Citation
- 1737871
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- Granted
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- Remanded (sent back)
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