The Veteran's chronic kidney disease is caused by his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus, and the Board has granted service connection for this condition.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports a finding that the Veteran's current chronic kidney disease is due to his service-connected type II diabetes mellitus.
- Claimed conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- April 2, 2019
- Citation
- 19124497
What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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