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 assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- June 17, 2019
- Citation
- 19147319
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