The Board denied service connection for a left kidney disability, finding that there is no current evidence of such a condition and noting the Veteran's subjective reports do not align with objective medical findings.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner found no objective evidence of a left kidney disability and noted that lab testing showed normal kidney function.
- Claimed conditions
- left kidney disability
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 9, 2020
- Citation
- 20039466
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