The Board denied service connection for polycystic kidney disease as the evidence does not support a current disability that causes functional impairment affecting earning capacity.
The deciding factor: The evidence persuasively weighs against finding that the Veteran's polycystic kidney disease constitutes a disability for VA purposes at any time during or approximate to the pendency of the claim.
- Claimed conditions
- polycystic kidney disease
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- June 24, 2025
- Citation
- A25054284
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Denied
The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for polycystic kidney disease, finding that it did not manifest during active service and is not etiologically related to such service.
- Denied
The Board denied an earlier effective date for the grant of service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, as there was no communication prior to January 31, 2011, that could be construed as a formal or informal claim.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a left shoulder disability, right hip disability, and polycystic kidney disease to correct a pre-decisional duty to assist error.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claim for service connection for polycystic kidney disease to obtain additional evidence, including private treatment records from a Dutch hospital or clinic and VA treatment records.
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