The Board found that the veteran's current chronic renal failure, status post kidney stones, is due to procedures he underwent in service and granted his claim for service connection.
The deciding factor: The reviewing physician concluded that the veteran's current urological condition likely originated with the initial stone presentation in service, which set off a cascade of long-term problems including severe urethral stricture disease requiring numerous dilations and surgical procedures.
- Claimed conditions
- chronic renal failure, status post kidney stones
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- July 23, 2003
- Citation
- 0317103
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