The Board denied the veteran's claims for service connection for kidney disease and a TDIU prior to March 9, 2011. The depressive disorder claim was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not support a finding that the Veteran's chronic kidney disease was related to his service-connected disabilities or that he was unable to secure or follow a substantially gainful occupation due to his service-connected disabilities prior to March 9, 2011.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disease, depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- January 7, 2022
- Citation
- 22000909
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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- Dismissed
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- Dismissed
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