The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for ESRD, finding that there is no evidence to support a link between his current condition and his military service.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner opined that the Veteran’s current ESRD was less likely than not incurred in or caused by the claimed in-service injury (taking high doses of Aspirin during service) and found that it was more likely related to type II diabetes mellitus, which is unrelated to his military service.
- Claimed conditions
- End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 23, 2019
- Citation
- 19173937
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