The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of nephrotic syndrome, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his active service and the condition.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran’s nephrotic syndrome was not related to his active service or military service due to membranous glomerulopathy diagnosed in 2007.
- Claimed conditions
- nephrotic syndrome
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 22, 2019
- Citation
- 19165457
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What this means for you
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