The Board has determined that the Veteran does not have a current ureter disorder and has not had one at any time during the pendency of the claim or recent to the filing of the claim. Therefore, service connection for a ureter disorder is denied.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support a finding of a current ureter disorder related to service or service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- ureter disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- April 24, 2024
- Citation
- 24017556
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- Remanded (sent back)
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- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claims for service connection for ureter disorder and diabetes mellitus type II (diabetes), to include as secondary to service-connected obstructive sleep apnea, rhinosinusitis, and/or medication treatment for chronic rhinosinusitis.,Specifically, the Board found that there was no current diagnosis of ureter disorder and denied the claim. For diabetes, the Board noted a current diagnosis but also found that it did not manifest within one year after service discharge.
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