The veteran's kidney stones are currently rated as 20 percent disabling. The RO granted an increased evaluation, but the relationship between his service-connected kidney stones and his bladder cancer is not determined.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner could not determine if there was a relationship between the veteran's service-connected nephrolithiasis and his bladder carcinoma.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney stones (nephrolithiasis), bladder carcinoma
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 20%
- Decision date
- September 21, 2000
- Citation
- 0025209
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