The Board has granted service connection for the Veteran's kidney disorder, finding that it is proximately due to his service-connected lung cancer.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner concluded that the Veteran’s kidney conditions were caused by his lung cancer.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 23, 2020
- Citation
- 20080962
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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