The Veteran's end stage renal failure is granted as secondary to his medication use related to his service-connected disabilities. The issue of special monthly compensation based on the need for aid and attendance is dismissed due to a full grant of benefits.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a positive etiological opinion linking the Veteran’s end stage renal failure to his NSAID use, which was found to be at least as likely as not caused by his service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- end stage renal failure
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 27, 2020
- Citation
- A20016096
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.
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