The Board denied the Veteran's claims of service connection for a horseshoe kidney and kidney stones, finding that these conditions are not related to his military service.
The deciding factor: The evidence did not show any aggravation or superimposed disease during service, and the examiner found no relationship between the Veteran's service-connected hypertension and his current kidney condition.
- Claimed conditions
- horseshoe kidney, kidney stones
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- February 1, 2022
- Citation
- 22005438
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
Use your own notice and decision stage. A remanded issue is not a final court-appealable denial. VA review guidance and CAVC filing instructions (U.S. federal; reviewed October 7, 2026).
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