The Board has remanded the case for a new VA medical opinion to determine if the Veteran's IgA nephropathy may be linked to his in-service dust exposure. The examiner must consider that medical literature supports an association between long-term silica dust exposure and glomerulonephritis, which includes IgA nephropathy.
The deciding factor: The medical literature supports a relationship between long-term silica dust exposure and glomerulonephritis (IgA nephropathy), thus supporting the link to in-service dust exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- IgA nephropathy
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 7, 2019
- Citation
- 19161149
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What this means for you
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