The Veteran's service connection for acute renal failure, secondary to his service-connected ulcerative colitis, is granted. The claims for TTP/HUS, cardiomyopathy, CVA, and seizures are also remanded due to the need for additional medical opinions.
The deciding factor: Service connection was established on a secondary basis as the Veteran's acute renal failure was found to be associated with his service-connected ulcerative colitis.
- Claimed conditions
- acute renal failure, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP)/hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), cardiomyopathy, cerebrovascular accident (CVA), seizures
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22005361
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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.
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