The Veteran's kidney disability, diagnosed as chronic kidney disease, is granted. The bilateral hearing loss disability is etiologically related to service. Service connection for gout and endocarditis are remanded due to lack of a VA examination.,Service connection for rheumatoid arthritis is likely based on the diagnosis of gouty arthritis.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's kidney disability, diagnosed as chronic kidney disease, is aggravated by his service-connected hypertension. The bilateral hearing loss disability is etiologically related to service. Service connection for gout and endocarditis are remanded due to lack of a VA examination.,Service connection for rheumatoid arthritis is likely based on the diagnosis of gouty arthritis.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney disease, bilateral hearing loss, gout, endocarditis, rheumatoid arthritis
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 6, 2018
- Citation
- 18132235
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- Remanded (sent back)
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