Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for degenerative disc disease but denied it for a kidney condition.
The deciding factor: The Veteran's degenerative disc disease was related to his military service, while there was no evidence of a current diagnosis of a kidney condition that could be linked to his service.
- Claimed conditions
- Degenerative disc disease, Kidney condition
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 7, 2025
- Citation
- A25086460
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