The Veteran's service connection for renal dysfunction due to medications associated with his service-connected disabilities is granted. The Veteran's claim for a rating in excess of 10 percent for degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine with disc narrowing at L4-L5 is remanded.
The deciding factor: The Veteran has a recent diagnosis of chronic kidney disease disability prior to filing the claim based on his service-connected disabilities and medications.
- Claimed conditions
- renal dysfunction, degenerative joint disease, lumbar spine with disc narrowing at L4-L5
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- July 25, 2019
- Citation
- 19157845
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- Granted
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