The Board denied service connection for lumbar strain with DDD on a secondary basis to bilateral knee disability and denied increased ratings for renal disease.
The deciding factor: The medical evidence did not support the claim that the Veteran's lumbar strain with DDD was caused or aggravated by his service-connected bilateral knee disability, and there were no other findings supporting service connection for renal disease.
- Claimed conditions
- lumbar strain with degenerative disc disease (DDD), renal disease, right and left knee patellofemoral syndrome, right shoulder impingement syndrome, right hip bursitis
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- November 24, 2020
- Citation
- 20075280
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