The Veteran's service-connected coronary artery disease is not the cause of his current acute kidney disease. The Board denied both service connection and TDIU claims.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found that the Veteran’s kidney disorder was caused by medication usage, unrelated to his service-connected coronary artery disease.
- Claimed conditions
- Acute kidney disease, Coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- June 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19147319
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What this means for you
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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).
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Whole decision: Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for service connection for acute kidney disease secondary to his service-connected CAD and for TDIU due to a lack of adequate medical opinions regarding the relationship between these conditions.
- Whole decision: Granted
The Veteran's coronary artery disease status post myocardial infarction is rated at a 60 percent disability rating, effective from the date of the decision.
- Whole decision: Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for acute kidney disease secondary to his service-connected coronary artery disease and denied entitlement to a total disability rating based on individual unemployability (TDIU). The evidence did not support the Veteran’s contention that his kidney disorder was related to his service or service-connected condition.
- Whole decision: Denied
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