The Board has denied the Veteran's claim for service connection of renal calculi of the kidneys, finding that there is no evidence to support a nexus between his current condition and any incident of active service, including herbicide exposure. The Board concluded that the kidney stones did not have onset during service or within one year of separation from service.
The deciding factor: The medical opinions provided by VA examiners were against a causal link between the Veteran's renal calculi and his military service, particularly any herbicide exposure.
- Claimed conditions
- renal calculi of the kidneys
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 31, 2022
- Citation
- 22049572
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