The Board has granted service connection for bladder and kidney disorders as due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability occurring in a Persian Gulf Veteran. The Veteran's gastritis, right knee instability, limitation of flexion, and post-total knee replacement have been rated at the maximum available benefit.
The deciding factor: The Veteran served in Southwest Asia during the Persian Gulf War and has objective indications of a qualifying chronic disability that became manifest to a compensable degree within one year of separation from service. The Board finds that his bladder and kidney disorders are due to an undiagnosed illness or other qualifying chronic disability occurring in a Persian Gulf Veteran.
- Claimed conditions
- Bladder Disorder, Kidney Disorder
- How they argued it
- Not specified
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 60%
- Decision date
- May 4, 2017
- Citation
- 1714785
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