The Board has determined that the appellant does not have a current diagnosis of kidney or bladder infections, and thus denied their claims for service connection.
The deciding factor: There is no medical evidence demonstrating that the appellant had a current diagnosis of a bladder or kidney infection during the pendency of the appeal.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney infection, bladder infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 11, 2023
- Citation
- 23022038
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Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for left ear hearing loss and denied it for right ear hearing loss, bladder infection, and tubal ligation.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to a lack of VA examinations and requests for TERA examination. The Veteran's bilateral shoulder condition, bilateral knee condition, and kidney infection are not related to his active service or toxic exposure.
- Granted
The Veteran's bilateral upper extremity radiculopathy is granted as secondary to his service-connected cervical spine disability. The issues of service connection for bladder infection, right-sided chest pain, and corneal abrasion are remanded.
- Granted
The Veteran's petition to reopen his claim for service connection of a kidney infection is granted. The initial rating for lumbar spine disability remains at 20 percent, and the ratings for right and left lower extremity sciatic radiculopathies are also maintained.
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