The Board has granted service connection for kidney disease-dialysis and the cause of death due to chronic kidney failure. The Veteran's kidney disease is linked to his in-service exposure to burn pits, which caused him to be exposed to organic solvents like dioxin/benzene.
The deciding factor: The private medical opinion established a link between the Veteran's service-connected kidney disease and his in-service exposure to burn pits, leading to the conclusion that the kidney disease was at least as likely as not secondary to this exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disease-dialysis, cause of death (severe sepsis with septic shock due to (or as a consequence of) acute on chronic combined systolic and diastolic congestive heart failure due to (or as a consequence of) acute on chronic kidney failure)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- Burn pits / airborne hazards
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 23, 2021
- Citation
- A21018723
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