The Board has granted the Veteran's claim for service connection for polycystic kidney disease, finding that his preexisting condition was aggravated by his active military service.
The deciding factor: The Board found that it is at least as likely as not that the Veteran’s preexisting kidney disease was aggravated by his active service due to stress and potential aggravation of hypertension.
- Claimed conditions
- polycystic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Aggravation of a pre-existing condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 6, 2020
- Citation
- 20064869
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
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for polycystic kidney disease, finding that it did not manifest during active service and is not etiologically related to such service.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no communication prior to January 31, 2011, that could be construed as a formal or informal claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and polycystic kidney disease to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Denied
The Board denied service connection for polycystic kidney disease as the evidence does not support a current disability that causes functional impairment affecting earning capacity.
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