The Board granted service connection for kidney disease as secondary to the Veteran's service-connected diabetes mellitus type 2 and hypertension, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Appellant. The claim for cirrhosis of the liver was remanded for further development.
The deciding factor: The decision granted service connection for kidney disease based on a link to service-connected disabilities, resolving reasonable doubt in favor of the Appellant.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney disease, cirrhosis of the liver
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- Agent Orange / herbicides
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 15, 2024
- Citation
- A24065836
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
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