The Veteran's kidney dysfunction is not service-connected, and his DDD of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy has been granted a 40% rating since September 23, 2002.
The deciding factor: The evidence does not support service connection for kidney dysfunction, and the Veteran’s DDD of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy is rated at 40% based on its severity.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney dysfunction, degenerative disc disease (DDD) of the lumbar spine with radiculopathy
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 40%
- Decision date
- June 11, 2018
- Citation
- 18110199
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