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Post deployment Chronic Kidney disease
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I have had annual blood tests at the VA for at least 5 years prior to deployment. All showed normal Creatine levels and GFR (except one 57 GR just prior). When I returned I had another round of blood tests 40 days post discharge. The VA Dr. diagnosed me with chronic kidney disease since my creatine was high and GFR was 47. The VA denied my claim out right. Shouldn't this be presumptive since it was within a year of discharge?
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I would file supplemental claim and submit your VA doctor's opinion that you have kidney disease within one year of service. Cite the same regulations that they did. They most likely did not read yo
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