The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a bilateral kidney condition and kidney cysts, finding that there is no evidence linking these conditions to his military service or any service-connected disability.
The deciding factor: The preponderance of the evidence does not support a finding that the Veteran's current kidney conditions are related to his military service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- bilateral kidney condition, kidney cysts
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- September 14, 2020
- Citation
- 20060190
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