The Board has granted a 40 percent evaluation for the veteran's herniated lumbar disc and denied any increase in the rating for his chronic left flank pain, which is related to nonservice-connected kidney stones.
The deciding factor: The clinical evidence does not support a higher rating for the veteran's service-connected left flank pain due to its association with a separate condition (nonservice-connected kidney stones).
- Claimed conditions
- Herniated Lumbar Disc, Left Flank Pain (related to kidney stones)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating
- Not verified here — check the original decision
- Decision date
- December 14, 2001
- Citation
- 0127322
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