The Board has denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for a kidney disorder and urinary tract infection, finding that there is no evidence of such conditions during or immediately following service. The Board also found insufficient medical evidence to support secondary service connection based on PTSD.
The deciding factor: The VA examiners concluded that the current kidney/urinary tract infections are not related to service due to a lack of chronicity and absence of treatment post-service, and there is no credible evidence linking these conditions to service or any service-connected disability.
- Claimed conditions
- Kidney Disorder, Urinary Tract Infection
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- July 21, 2023
- Citation
- 23040201
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What this means for you
A final Board denial may be appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, generally within 120 days of the Board mailing date. A Supplemental Claim with new and relevant evidence is a separate option. Another Higher-Level Review of the Board decision is not available. Check your own notice: this historical decision does not set your deadline.
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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- Whole decision: Denied
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- Whole decision: Partly granted
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- Whole decision: Granted
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