The Board granted service connection for vertebral fractures at L3, L4, and L5, lumbar degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain, and lumbar IVDS but denied an effective date prior to August 10, 2022, for the award of service connection for chronic kidney disease.
The deciding factor: The Board resolved all doubt in favor of the Veteran regarding his back disorder, finding it related to his military service based on a private physician's opinion. However, an earlier effective date was not warranted for the chronic kidney disease as it was secondary to hypertension, which only became service-connected on August 10, 2022.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic kidney disease, vertebral fractures at L3, L4, and L5, lumbar degenerative arthritis, lumbosacral strain, and lumbar intervertebral disc syndrome (IVDS)
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25058020
What this means for you
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