The Veteran's chronic kidney condition is granted as service connected due to exposure to burn pits in Iraq, with all reasonable doubt resolved in his favor.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence supports the claim that the Veteran's chronic kidney condition was caused by his military service in Iraq, including exposure to burn pits.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- May 28, 2019
- Citation
- 19140635
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Decisions by this judge: 2,669 · Granted: 23% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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