The Board denied the Veteran's claim for service connection for hydronephrosis, finding that it was not caused by or aggravated by her service-connected cystitis.
The deciding factor: The evidence of record does not support a finding that the Veteran's hydronephrosis is related to active service or secondary to her service-connected cystitis due to lack of medical evidence and failure to report for scheduled examination.
- Claimed conditions
- hydronephrosis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 22, 2025
- Citation
- A25109888
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