The Board found that the evidence does not support a conclusion that the veteran's service-connected lumbar spine disability resulted in extensive bed rest, which would have aggravated his kidney stones. The right elbow injury is also denied as there are no limitations or abnormalities noted.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner did not find sufficient documentation of prolonged bed rest resulting from the service-connected back disorder that could have caused the veteran's kidney stones.
- Claimed conditions
- kidney stones, residuals of a right elbow injury
- How they argued it
- Secondary to another service-connected condition
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- December 18, 2003
- Citation
- 0335598
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- Dismissed
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