The Board has determined that the Veteran's current kidney condition, including chronic pyelonephritis and bilateral scarring, is related to his service. As a result, the claim for service connection for a kidney disorder is granted.
The deciding factor: The evidence shows that the Veteran had chronic pyelonephritis during service which led to current kidney disease, and the Board found this relationship to be at least in equipoise.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral kidney disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 12, 2019
- Citation
- 19193411
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Decisions by this judge: 3,319 · Granted: 25% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
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What this means for you
A grant means the Board agreed the veteran was entitled to the benefit. Decisions like this show the kind of evidence and arguments that tend to succeed for claims like it.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Dismissed
The Veteran's appeal seeking service connection for various conditions was withdrawn by the Veteran's authorized representative prior to the Board's decision.
- Partly granted
The Board grants service connection for headaches as the evidence supports a direct link to the Veteran's active military service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a bilateral kidney disorder, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), sleep apnea, and erectile dysfunction due to additional development needed.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has determined that the Veteran's diabetes mellitus, type II, erectile dysfunction, and bilateral kidney disorder were not incurred in or aggravated by service.,The claims for service connection for an acquired psychiatric disorder, low back disorder, bilateral knee disorder, bilateral eye disorder, bilateral hip disorder, bilateral foot disorder, residuals of a cold weather injury affecting the bilateral upper and lower extremities, and bilateral hearing loss are REMANDED.
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