The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for a renal disorder, finding that there is no current diagnosis of such condition and thus not meeting the low threshold requirements for service connection.
The deciding factor: The Board found that the Veteran does not have a current diagnosis of a renal disorder, which is required to meet the first element of service connection.
- Claimed conditions
- Renal Disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 2, 2024
- Citation
- 24005527
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- Granted
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