The Board granted service connection for the cause of the Veteran's death, finding that his end stage renal disease was caused by the use of NSAIDs to treat his service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities.
The deciding factor: The probative evidence demonstrated a causal link between the Veteran's service-connected musculoskeletal disabilities and the development of end stage renal disease through heavy NSAID usage.
- Claimed conditions
- Bilateral osteoarthritis of the knees, Left little toe amputation, Residuals of gouty attack right first metatarsal phalangeal joint, End stage renal disease
- How they argued it
- Reopened with new and material evidence
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086671
Veterans Law Judge
Decisions by this judge: 1,135 · Granted: 33% (granted or partly granted, in the vetted decisions on this site)
Judge attribution: 2025 complete; earlier years partial.
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