The Veteran's lumbar spine disability is found to be related to service, and his HTN is found to be proximately due to his cystic kidneys. The heart disorder is also found to be proximately due to the Veteran's HTN.,The Veteran has a psychiatric disorder that is proximately due to his service-connected disabilities.
The deciding factor: Service connection for lumbar spine disability and HTN are granted as they are found to be related to service. The heart disorder is also found to be related to the Veteran's HTN, which was found to be caused by his cystic kidneys.,The psychiatric disorder is found to be proximately due to the Veteran's service-connected disabilities.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar spine disability, HTN (Hypertension), Heart disorder
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 13, 2017
- Citation
- 1745582
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What this means for you
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- Remanded (sent back)
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